Re: Picture and Form.

Posted in 1998

Peter Lancashire — Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:09:40 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Juan Manuel Hernandez del Olmo wrote: > > Picture and Form. > When I use the picture attribute inside forms, I cannot use the CTRL-X and = > CTRL-A keys to delete and insert characters respectively.=20 > > How can I avoid this error? > > Thanks in advance. It's a feature of the product. I don't use picture much because it confuses users with this behaviour. It also does not ignore entry of the literal characters. For example, a picture of "##-##" will complain if the users keys "11-22", it wants "1122". Many users find these two "features" a nuisance. Use a MATCHES test after data entry instead. -- Peter Lancashire Information Systems Specialist, Bayer plc Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AH, UK Tel: +44-1635-562258, Fax: +44-1635-562281 --- If all else fails, read the instructions and the release notes. Join Infuse, the UK Informix User Group at http://www.infuse.org.uk/ ---