Case insensitivity (was Re: browse keys (@bk))

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 03:18:32PM -0400, Brian K. White wrote:
> ups tracking number is a borderline case to me between being like an invoice
> number and being like a session id. (ok it's more like an invoice number)
> If they are case sensative then presumably ups has their reasons for it, but
> I would say they should not be if anyone is ever meant to handle them
> manually and people certainly do.

Fine.

But the *point* here is that it's not filePro's place to make it
impossible for a programmer to cope with the vagaries of outside
sources not under said programmers control -- *certainly* not without
documenting it.

I can even tolerate it working interactively, when a user selects Index
Selection -- yes, I can see the usefulness of it in that context.

But if my code looks up "123a" and gets back "123A"?  And I don't know
it's coming?  Let's just say I'll feel justified in being a little hot.

Cheers,
-- jra
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