Article: Q119691
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c; MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0
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Last Modified: 25-APR-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
- Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c
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SUMMARY
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The format of the data entry @ ... GET edit region for a telephone number can be
controlled programmatically with a mask defined using the PICTURE clause, or it
can be controlled in the Screen Builder or Form Designer by specifying the
picture in the Format edit region of the Field dialog box. The examples shown
below illustrate both methods.
MORE INFORMATION
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The @ ... GET ... PICTURE clause provides the means of specifying a mask to
control the format of data entered in a GET object in a window. The following
paragraphs show examples of parameters of the clause that create a mask to
control the format of a GET for entering a telephone number. These parameters
provide all the customary nondata formatting characters (such as parentheses and
dashes), but allow FoxPro to store only the numeric information so that the
number is saved in just ten characters, either as a character field or as a
numeric field. The parameters can be included either in a hard-coded "@ n.n GET
<variable/field name> PICTURE ..." (without the quotation marks) command
or they can be included in the Format box in the Field dialog box of FoxPro's
Screen Builder.
FoxPro 2.x for Windows Examples
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For example, if the telephone number is to appear on the screen as follows (these
numbers are for example purposes only)
(213)123-1234
the PICTURE clause should appear as follows:
PICTURE "@R (999)999-9999"
The string to enter in the Format box in the Field dialog box is:
@R (999)999-9999
Likewise, if the telephone number is to appear as follows
213/123-1234
the mask should appear as follows:
@R 999/999-9999
Visual FoxPro for Windows Examples
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For example, if the telephone number is to appear on the screen as follows (these
numbers are for example purposes only)
(213)123-1234
Set the Format property to "R" (without quotation marks) and the InputMask
property to the following:
(999)999-9999
Likewise, if the telephone number is to appear as follows
213/123-1234
the Format property should be "R" (without quotation marks) and the InputMask
should appear as follows:
999/999-9999
Notes
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- The "@" symbol defines the characters following it as belonging to the
PICTURE clause.
- The capital letter "R" and the space character following the "R" display a
format mask in an @ ... GET editing region. These mask characters are not
stored in the field when the @ ... GET editing region is exited.
- The mask characters shown in the above examples, other than the digit 9, are
not stored in the table. These characters are skipped over when keys are
pressed during data entry.
- The nines (9) in the mask allow only digits to be entered in character
fields; in numeric fields, they allow digits and signs to be entered. Since a
telephone number consists of digits but is seldom used in arithmetic
operations, the database field holding the number should be defined as a
character field. Only digits in the range from zero through nine are accepted
in the edit region.
REFERENCES
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For additional PICTURE code options, see pages L3-33, L3-34, and L3-35 of the
"Language Reference" for FoxPro for MS-DOS and Windows, or see page 47 of the
"Language Reference" for FoxPro for Macintosh. Also refer to the online Help
topic for the @ ... GET command.
Additional query words: VFoxWin FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.60a number format picture mask phone
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Version : MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c; MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0
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