Edit Masking for currency and numeric data

[Ed Rought]

I know this is probably the stupidest question, but can someone tell how to
properly edit mask a DBEdit or standard Edit for currency values and numeric
values. Using an edit mask with TEditMask seems to have strange behavior to
it. And a help reference other than "EditMask" in the help file would
really help (D3).

Thanks,
Ed Rought
e...@adeptbustech.com

[WmBurke(TeamB)]

>>I know this is probably the stupidest question, but can someone tell how to
>>properly edit mask a DBEdit or standard Edit for currency values and numeric
>>values

For currency formatting of float fields, set the TFloatField.Currency property
to True.

Also See TFloatField.EditFormat ie:

MyField.EditFormat := '#0.00'; // 11.00

To edit the field properties in the IDE, double click on the TTable / TQuery object & right
click on the list. Add fields.

Now highlight the desired field and the field's properties can be edited.

=Bill=

[Ed Rought]

Bill,
Thanks for the info, but I don't see how that will work for a standard edit
that is not attached to a data field, how do i mask that?

Also when i use a TEditMask with the sample you show below, it always
positions the cursor at the right end and i have to move to the beginning
before anything can be entered, thus quirky behavior. And if there are many
digits, then i have to arrow to the right to the starting position i want or
it gives me an error when leaving the field. For example #0.00 does a __.__
and if i want 1.23 i have to arrow to the 1 position or it will error out.
Is there any clear significant help on how to handle number entry anywhere
that i can download?

Also, am i correct that the TFloatField you referred to is a field in a
table definition that is defined as a numeric field? Have never been able
to find any definitive information in help or books that clearly states that
is what that and several other T types are referring to?
Thanks,
Ed

WmBurke(TeamB) wrote in message <6sa07c$23...@forums.borland.com>...

[Frank Cowan]

On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 08:42:20 -0700, "Ed Rought"
<ad...@adeptbustech.com> wrote:

>Bill,
>Thanks for the info, but I don't see how that will work for a standard edit
>that is not attached to a data field, how do i mask that?
>
>Also when i use a TEditMask with the sample you show below, it always
>positions the cursor at the right end and i have to move to the beginning

>Is there any clear significant help on how to handle number entry anywhere
>that i can download?

I don't know if this will help , but its a numeric
entry component:

http://www.fnprg.com/delphi/delphi.html

Frank Cowan, Delphian
http://signaldata.com
See you at ICon 99 in Phila-Delphi-a !