input masks and other field properties

[ehdoh]

As i understand it from what I've found on a search of these pages, if an input
mask is entered into a table it will not carry over to a form. Is this the case for all
field properties??

If I set an input mask (e.g.) on a form, will the entered data carry over into the
table the way the input mask specified on the form? Or would I need to also set
the input mask on the table to make this happen?

Cheers,
E.

 

[ghudson]

Yes, set the input mask in the form for each field. You should use the Input Mask wizard if you are not familular with how they work. Pay attention to when the wizard asks "How do you want to store the data?"

HTH

 

[ehdoh]

So are you saying it is safe to set the input mask from the form without doing so on the table?

 

[Pat Hartman]

If you set an input mask on a table and then make a query from that table and then a form from the query or table, the mask carries forward. However, subsequent changes to a mask at the table level are not propagated and masks added to a table are not propagated to existing queries or forms.

 

[ehdoh]

Okay. Thank you very much.

Cheers,
Elaine