From: fvanbortel@netscape.net   
      
   AB wrote:   
      
   > I have an assignment due in a database programming class and to my   
   > horror I have no idea where to even begin with this problem!!  PLEASE   
   > HELP!!   
      
   We don't do homework, we merely hint...   
   1) Find out if you have a valid input   
       (hint: should have 2 space(blocks),   
        surrounded by characters)   
   2) Find out which form is used...   
       (hint: comma seems an indicator)   
      
   Other hints: lookup the upper, lower, instr and substr functions.   
   One more: documentation is on :   
   http://otn.oracle.com/pls/db10g/portal.portal_demo3?selected=1   
   Look for the SQL Reference.   
   --   
      
   Regards,   
   Frank van Bortel   
      
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