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restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #160692]

Tue, 28 February 2006 01:45

kritikverma
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Jamshedpur, India

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Hi,
My requirement is such that the user should not be able to even type non-numeric characters in numeric field. checks can be done in when-validate-item and on-error but the user should not be able to type non-numeric characters.. Please help. I am using forms 6i.
Kriti

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #160698 is a reply to message #160692]

Tue, 28 February 2006 02:09

Littlefoot
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Registered: June 2005
Location: Croatia, Europe

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Buy a numeric pad, hide the keyboard into the drawer and no user will be able to type anything but numerics Wink

Just kidding ... I guess it is not possible to check what is typed into the field until validation.

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #160728 is a reply to message #160698]

Tue, 28 February 2006 03:41

Maaher
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Make the field numeric and eventually assign a format mask in the property palette.

MHE

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #160899 is a reply to message #160692]

Wed, 01 March 2006 00:14

djmartin
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Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia

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You could consider using a Java thingy to accept the data entry.

David

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #161045 is a reply to message #160692]

Wed, 01 March 2006 10:50

kritikverma
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Registered: January 2006
Location: Jamshedpur, India

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sir,

could u please explain in detail of using java thingy. I have no idea regarding it.

Kriti

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #161053 is a reply to message #160692]

Wed, 01 March 2006 13:12

khask99
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Registered: January 2006

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going to this site may help explain the javascript code that you are looking for

http://codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=80091

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Re: restricting the user to type non-numeric characters in numeric field [message #161513 is a reply to message #161053]

Sun, 05 March 2006 22:27

djmartin
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@kritikverma,

Did this solve your problem?

David

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