Albert and Karen, Thank you.
I will try both and report back. Myron From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Albert Berry Sent: March 25, 2019 7:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - Telephone Number Stored as Text Value in a Table R>SET VAR vPhone TEXT = '(250) 464-5864' R>set var vDigits TEXT = (SKEEP(.vPhone,'1234567890')) R>SET VAR vShowPhone TEXT = (FORMAT(.vDigits,'999-999-9999')) R>SHOW v v% Variable = Value Type -------------------- ------------------------------ ------- vPhone = (250) 464-5864 TEXT vDigits = 2504645864 TEXT vShowPhone = 250-464-5864 TEXT On Mar 24, 2019, at 8:46 AM, Myron Finegold <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Background: I have a table that stores a telephone number as a text value. Challenge: How do display the telephone number in a form formatted as 555-698-4567 (or something close)? I’ve used the input format mask as shown below. I’ve tried the format mask (000) 000_0000;1;_ in a DB Edit ‘Input Format Mask’ field – no joy. And I’ve tried !\(999\)\ 000\-0000;0; - again – no joy. <image003.jpg> And is there a way to format the number is an ‘Enhanced BD Grid Properties’ column field? Then of course the question that begs to be asked is; should I change the table data to reflect the output I need? If so, what is the best way to accomplish this? Myron Finegold -- For group guidelines, visit <http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php> http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]. For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
