Specifications

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ID Works Basic Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
Text field masks are fully functional in the Quick Search dialog box in
Production. That is, literal characters appear in the field and search
characters entered are restricted to ones that satisfy the mask (plus
the % and _ wildcard characters). For example, if the text field mask
requires a number, the Production operator must enter nothing, a
number, or a partial number plus wildcard characters in the Quick
Search dialog box.
If the text data saved contains leading spaces, the search string must
be left empty or use a % character as the first character of the string.
Consider using a mask character that requires input as the first
character in the field, so Production operators do not have to start
searches with a % character. Also consider giving Production
operators information about how best to search in masked text fields
or create stored searches for them so they can easily retrieve the
correct information.
The Advanced Search dialog box does not use the mask.
$ Currency symbol “smart” literal
The actual character displayed in Production is the
character specified for the currency symbol in the
Number page of the Control Panel Regional
Settings Properties dialog box. If the currency
symbol specified is multiple characters, the left-most
character is used. The currency symbol is not saved
with the data value but is reapplied when data is
retrieved.
Any other
character
Any character not listed in the Mask Character
column of this table appears as is in the text entry
field. The character is not saved with the data value
but is reapplied when data is retrieved.
\ Escape character for a mask character.
Precede the mask character with a backslash to
have it appear as a literal. For example, to display
an A in the text field, enter \A in the Mask box. The
character is not saved with the data value but is
reapplied when data is retrieved.
Character Description