Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Mark Stanton
> Sure, it does exist. It's called "pattern field": Ah, there y'go. Isn't that much better than a macro? Anyway, I think that's what the op was looking for, though, as always, I could be wrong. Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: u

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Mark Stanton
> In this case a form related macro solution might be simple, I guess. Indeed, but what the op was hoping for (I think) was input masks, as exist in dBase products, where at design time the designer specifies the format of what can be input. So you could define a mask for a field like 'XXX XX

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-13 Thread Mark Stanton
Which is also to say that the input filters you're expecting don't exist in Base. Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Pos

[libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-13 Thread leon244
I am trying to find a way to format the text fields in my small data base to be uppercase only. Is there a way to do it at the table field level with the 'format', or can it only be done at the form level through a pattern field using 'X'? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentf