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Formatting columns
Hello,
I am interested in locking columns, so that users can only enter in a certain format given a particular cell; i.e. date can only be entered in yyyy/mm/dd, or only certain words would be valid for entry. I have searched in vain all over google and the access help pages. Anyone have a hint?? Thanks!!! |
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You would define all of that in your FORM, not in your table.
Rick B "Jeff" wrote in message ... Hello, I am interested in locking columns, so that users can only enter in a certain format given a particular cell; i.e. date can only be entered in yyyy/mm/dd, or only certain words would be valid for entry. I have searched in vain all over google and the access help pages. Anyone have a hint?? Thanks!!! |
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Cannot the table field properties, in the table design, also be used?
"Rick B" Anonymous wrote in message ... You would define all of that in your FORM, not in your table. Rick B "Jeff" wrote in message ... Hello, I am interested in locking columns, so that users can only enter in a certain format given a particular cell; i.e. date can only be entered in yyyy/mm/dd, or only certain words would be valid for entry. I have searched in vain all over google and the access help pages. Anyone have a hint?? Thanks!!! |
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On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:26:34 -0000, "DL" dl@spoofmail wrote:
Cannot the table field properties, in the table design, also be used? You can set the Input Mask property of table fields. It's pretty limited and can be frustrating for the user, though. Setting the format of a Date/Time field in a table is pretty pointless, though; the date is NOT stored formatted, it's stored as a double float number of days since an arbitrary start point. Data storage and data display *are two separate functions*. John W. Vinson[MVP] |
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