Razzak, What I simply meant to say is that all your magnificent examples on entering social security numbers, telephone numbers, zip codes and credit card numbers are for entering formatted numbers. Not a single example on entering formatted TEXT!
I looked through the whole thing and smart as I am <g>, I still couldn't figure out how to format text... I am having fun :) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A. Razzak > Memon > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:38 AM > To: RBG7-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBG7-L] - Re: Format Mask > > At 12:20 PM 11/2/2005, Claudine Robbins wrote: > > >Wonderful! Now, please put those examples in the help files next time > >you're editing them. There aren't any existing samples for text at all. > <g> > > > Claudine, > > If you type HELP at the R> Prompt or Main Menu |Help | Help Index: > > Start typing the Keyword "Format Mask", you'll find the topic on: > > Using Format Mask in Form Designer and the explanation of each > "specifier". > > You may also find an article on: > > From The Edge: http://www.razzak.com/fte (08/01/2003) > > Understanding Format Mask and Display Format in R:BASE 7.x for Windows > > From The Edge | Search Articles | Topic Header | Mask > > Enjoy and make sure to have fun! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak.
