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Visual FoxPro 9.0 Language Reference<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Format Property<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Specifies the input and output formatting of a control’s\u00a0Value<\/b>\u00a0property. Available at design time and run time.<\/p>\n

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Control.<\/i>Format[ = cFunction<\/i>]<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Return Value<\/span><\/h1>\n
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cFunction<\/i><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n
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Specifies the character constraints for data entry and formatting for display. The following table lists the valid\u00a0cFunction<\/i>\u00a0values for the appropriate controls.<\/p>\n
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cFunction<\/i><\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
EditBox<\/b>\u00a0control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K<\/td>\nSelects all the text when the control gets focus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spinner<\/b>\u00a0control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$<\/td>\nDisplays the currency symbol.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
^<\/td>\nDisplays numeric data using scientific notation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K<\/td>\nSelects all the text when the control gets the focus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L<\/td>\nDisplays leading zeros instead of spaces in the text box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R<\/td>\nDisplays the format mask for the text box that is specified in the\u00a0InputMask<\/b>\u00a0property.<\/p>\n
The mask formats data for easier entry and clearer display (for example, if the mask is 99-999, the number 12345 is displayed as 12-345), but is not stored as part of the data. Use only with character or numeric data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TextBox<\/b>\u00a0control and\u00a0Column<\/b>\u00a0object<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
!<\/td>\nConverts alphabetic characters to uppercase. Use with data of\u00a0Character<\/b>\u00a0type only.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$<\/td>\nDisplays the currency symbol. The\u00a0ControlSource<\/b>\u00a0property must specify a numeric source for the text box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
^<\/td>\nDisplays numeric data using scientific notation. The\u00a0ControlSource<\/b>\u00a0property must specify a numeric source for the text box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/td>\nAllows alphabetic characters only with no spaces or punctuation marks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/td>\nUses the current\u00a0SET DATE<\/b>\u00a0format.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nEdits\u00a0Date<\/b>\u00a0values as British dates.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
F<\/td>\nPrevents\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0values from being padded with trailing spaces in text boxes or\u00a0Varbinary<\/b>\u00a0values from being padded with trailing zeroes (0s).<\/p>\n
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For text boxes bound to data with\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0type, the\u00a0MaxLength<\/b>\u00a0property must be set to a nonzero value to permit input for the desired number of characters. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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When you drag a field with\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0type to a form, the created text box’s\u00a0Format<\/b>\u00a0property is set to “F”, and the\u00a0MaxLength<\/b>\u00a0property is set to the maximum length for the\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0field. When you drag a\u00a0Grid<\/b>\u00a0control to a form and create\u00a0TextBox<\/b>\u00a0controls for columns with\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0type, the\u00a0Format<\/b>\u00a0property is set to “F”, and the\u00a0MaxLength<\/b>\u00a0property is set to the maximum length for the\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0field. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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When you drag a field with\u00a0Varbinary<\/b>\u00a0type to a form or when you drag a\u00a0Grid<\/b>\u00a0control to a form and create\u00a0TextBox<\/b>\u00a0controls for columns with\u00a0Varbinary<\/b>\u00a0type, the following occur: <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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  • Format<\/b>\u00a0property is set to “F”.<\/li>\n
  • MaxLength<\/b>\u00a0property is set to the maximum length multiplied by 2 for the\u00a0Varchar<\/b>\u00a0field.<\/li>\n
  • InputMask<\/b>\u00a0property is filled with “H” up to the value of the\u00a0MaxLength<\/b>\u00a0property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K<\/td>\nSelects all the text when the control gets the focus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L<\/td>\nDisplays leading zeros instead of spaces in the text box. The\u00a0ControlSource<\/b>\u00a0property must specify a numeric source for the text box.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M<\/td>\nIncluded for backward compatibility.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R<\/td>\nDisplays the format mask for the text box that is specified in the\u00a0InputMask<\/b>\u00a0property.<\/p>\n
The mask formats data for easier entry and clearer display. For example, if the mask is 99-999, the number 12345 is displayed as 12-345 but is not stored as part of the data. Use only with\u00a0Character<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0Numeric<\/b>\u00a0data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nTrims leading and trailing blanks from the input field.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YS<\/td>\nDisplays\u00a0Date<\/b>\u00a0values in a short date format determined by the Windows Control Panel short date setting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YL<\/td>\nDisplays\u00a0Date<\/b>\u00a0values in a long date format determined by the Windows Control Panel long date setting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EditBox<\/b>\u00a0control,\u00a0TextBox<\/b>\u00a0control,\u00a0Column<\/b>\u00a0object, and\u00a0Spinner<\/b>\u00a0control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Z<\/td>\nDisplays the value as blank if it is 0, except when the control has focus.<\/p>\n
Dates are also supported in these controls. The \/ \/ date delimiters are not displayed unless the control has focus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
Remarks<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Applies To:\u00a0Column Object<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0ComboBox Control<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0EditBox Control<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Spinner Control<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0TextBox Control (Visual FoxPro)<\/a><\/p>\n
The\u00a0Format<\/b>\u00a0property specifies a behavior for the entire input field. You can mix several\u00a0Format<\/b>\u00a0codes, but they always affect everything in the input field. This property contrasts to the\u00a0InputMask<\/b>\u00a0property in which each entry in the input mask corresponds to an entry in the input field.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Format<\/b>\u00a0property mimics the behavior of the\u00a0FUNCTION<\/b>\u00a0clause in the\u00a0@\u0412\u00a0…\u0412\u00a0GET<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0@\u0412\u00a0…\u0412\u00a0EDIT<\/b>\u00a0commands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
See Also<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Reference<\/h4>\n
Value Property<\/a><\/p>\n
Other Resources<\/h4>\n
DynamicInputMask Property<\/a>
\nInputMask Property<\/a>
\nProperties (Visual FoxPro)<\/a>
\nLanguage Reference (Visual FoxPro)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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