> I have a TIB_Query pointing to a TIB_DataSource
> pointing to a TIB_EditEnh field. I am trying to set
> the TIB_Query's FieldsDisplayFormat but I am only

With TIB_EditEnh I expect you really want the definition in the
FieldsEditMask and not the FieldsDisplayFormat. DisplayFormat
definitions have different requirements/results to editmasks.

> I am using Delphi 4.0 with update pack 3, IB Objects
> version 3.6Dj and Interbase version 6.0.2.

> This is my first application where I display data to a
> user and expect to receive some input from the user.

Could be time to upgrade to IBO4 :-)

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Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing