UPPER (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric
Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
Returns a character expression with lowercase character data converted to uppercase.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
UPPER ( character_expression )
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.
Arguments
character_expression
Is an expression of character data. character_expression can be a constant, variable, or column of either character or binary data.
character_expression must be of a data type that is implicitly convertible to varchar. Otherwise, use CAST to explicitly convert character_expression.
Return Types
varchar or nvarchar
Examples
The following example uses the UPPER
and RTRIM
functions to return the last name of people in the dbo.DimEmployee
table so that it is in uppercase, trimmed, and concatenated with the first name.
-- Uses AdventureWorks
SELECT UPPER(RTRIM(LastName)) + ', ' + FirstName AS Name
FROM dbo.DimEmployee
ORDER BY LastName;
Here is a partial result set.
Name
------------------------------
ABBAS, Syed
ABERCROMBIE, Kim
ABOLROUS, Hazem
See Also
Data Types (Transact-SQL)
String Functions (Transact-SQL)
LOWER (Transact-SQL)