Author: Jerry Foote
Posted: 2011-08-04 at 16:00:13
It was Fox Dos that I came to like the "M" in text and grid
Thanks Jerry
-----Original Message-----
From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
Of Rafael Copquin
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:50 PM
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: Re: FORMAT AND INPUTMASK IN WITH TEXTBOX
Appart from my previous post you can also do it on the screen, like the
old fox dos, like this (just to test it)
@5,5 say 'Fruit ' get fruit default Space(10) function "@M
apples,bananas,mangos,oranges,pears"
Read
Rafael Copquin
El 04/08/2011 14:55, Jerry Foote escribió:
> That is what I was looking for.
> Thanks Jerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
> Of Fred Taylor
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 12:52 PM
> To: ProFox Email List
> Subject: Re: FORMAT AND INPUTMASK IN WITH TEXTBOX
>
> While ComboBoxes are the preferred way to do it, you can still use the M
> format and a variable or property to set the .InputMask value.
>
> You should be able to change the value of choices by just resetting the
> .InputMask to a constant, variable or property.
>
> from some method on your form:
>
> thisform.textbox.inputmask = "val1,val2,val3"
> cList = "One,Two"
> thisform.textbox.inputmask = cList
> etc.
>
> Fred
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Jerry
Foote<jerryfoote@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>> I am trying to use the "M" in format with a string in the inputmask to
>> restrict data entry in 1 particular field.
>>
>>
>>
>> If I have "LIQUOR,BEER,WINE" as a literal the selection is limited to one
>> of
>> the selections.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would like to use a variable to define the selections.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anybody know how to format the string to use in inputmask.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'v tried (),&
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>>
>>
>> Can't get it working
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>>
>>
>> Thanks Jerry
>>
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