Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-07-02 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Thanks Jeremy, that is the general pattern I am using. it seems that as long as I apply a filter the return character will not be accepted, as entry into the field. Chip On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:32:45 -0400, Jeremy French wrote: > Hi Chip, > > Try defining the filter using the following pattern:

Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-29 Thread Jeremy French via 4D_Tech
Hi Chip, I forgot to add there are 2-starting characters for the filter: 1) tilde forces uppercase; while 2) ampersand does not fore uppercase. - Jeremy French > On Jun 29, 2018, at 12:39 PM, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > Not working :( > I can not entry a

Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-29 Thread Jeremy French via 4D_Tech
Hi Chip, Try defining the filter using the following pattern: 1) first character is the tilde character; then 2) starting quote character (escaped); then 3) allowed characters in filter, separated with semicolons; then 4) ending double quote character (escaped). The following example allows

Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-29 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Not working :( I can not entry a return into the text area. I have this line of code in my form method: utl_text_Text_Entry_Filter (->[Department]Address) //(m) utl_text_Text_Entry_Filter //$1 - pointer - to text entry area C_POINTER($1;$Text_Area) C_TEXT($Filter;$0) $Text_Area:=$1

Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-28 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Thanks On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:26:58 -0400, Charles Miller wrote: > There is by you have to create filter as a variable and use set filter > command. > $Filter_txt:="&"+*Char*(Double quote)+" -~;|"+*Char*(13)+*Char*(Double quote > )) > > $Filter_txt:="&"+*Char*(Double

Re: v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-28 Thread Charles Miller via 4D_Tech
There is by you have to create filter as a variable and use set filter command. $Filter_txt:="&"+*Char*(Double quote)+" -~;|"+*Char*(13)+*Char*(Double quote )) $Filter_txt:="&"+*Char*(Double quote)+*Char*(13)+"A-Z;a-z;0-9; ;.;,;(;);*;%;$;#;@;!;?;<;>;:;';-;+;_;=;^;[;];/;\\;|;{;};~;`"+*Char*(Double

v13 - Text entry area, Returns, and Filters

2018-06-28 Thread Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech
Is there a way to allow the user to type a return character (char(13)) in a text area when there is an entry filter in place?? I suppose another way of looking at this is: Is there a way to include a return in an entry filter?? ex: a company address, this is something that is highly likely to