Formatting entries in the fields

[link76]

Hi,

You can have a formatting entries in the fields when digit?
eg: 00:00:00

thanks

[dunbarx]

There are several native formats, for example, the long time is of the type you showed. "xx:xx:xx"

But I think you want to validate general formatting, no? You must use the "itemdelimeter" to create your own format. I do not know how you intend to use this, either for data entry or for data validation.

So, for example if you need data entry in that form, you might check an entered value as follows:

ask "Enter data"
answer checkFormat(it)

function checkFormat var
set the itemDelimiter to ":"
if item 1 of var is a number and item 2 of var is a number and item 3 of var is a number then
return var
else
return "Invalid Format"
end if
end checkFormat

This is a bit wordy, but I hope you get the idea. There are about a dozen other ways to do this. Write back if this is not what you had in mind at all.

Craig Newman

[link76]

There are several native formats, for example, the long time is of the type you showed. "xx:xx:xx"
Craig Newman

Thanks for the function! but I want to set a format native to the field text entry, how can I do?

[gpb01]

Thanks for the function! but I want to set a format native to the field text entry, how can I do?

There is not "native format" for a field (use the inspector to see what you can set) ... you have to write your own function to format and verify as you like ...

Guglielmo

[link76]

Thanks for the function! but I want to set a format native to the field text entry, how can I do?

There is not "native format" for a field (use the inspector to see what you can set) ... you have to write your own function to format and verify as you like ...

Guglielmo

you have any ideas?

Can you speak Italian?

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Luca

[BvG]

To make a "restricted" entry field, you have to add code yourself. For example:

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on keyDown thePressedKey
  if thePressedKey is in "0123456789:" then
    pass keyDown
  end if
end keyDown

Note that this example allows entries like "99::13:323424:", so you have to add more "if then-end if" clausels.

[gpb01]

...

Can you speak Italian?
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Luca

Si Luca, l'Italiano è la mia lingua madre ... ma, per rispetto verso gli altri, solo al di fuori di questo forum (guglielmo (at) braguglia.ch)

(for English speakers : "Yes Luca, Italian is my mother tongue, but, for respect to others, only outside this forum)

Guglielmo