Thanks for bringing TIB_Currency to my attention, it
must be relatively new, because I have not noticed it
before.

I will check it out to see if it fits my needs.

Thanks
Michael L. Horne

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Worboys [mailto:geoff@...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:24 AM
> To: Michael L. Horne
> Subject: Re: [IBO] How to get blank edits????
>
>
> > that my users wish to see blank if the value is zero.
> > I am using
>
> > FieldsDisplayFormat = T_Currency=0.00;-0.00;#
>
> > to achieve that. However, if the user enters a TIB_Edit field
> > to edit, then a '0' shows up. How can I cause those fields
> > to remain blank for them to key into. I don't want the
> > fields in the db to be null, I want them to contain '0'
> > if the value is zero.
>
> > What properties do I need to set to obtain this.
>
> I dont think it is possible using TIB_Edit. The field is blank when
> not focused, 0 when focused - which means it is operating as designed.
> Perhaps you could using an EditMask, but then you get '_' showing up
> instead of zero.
>
> If you ask Marco Menardi really nicely then he may consider adding a
> property to IB_Currency to support blank on zero (if it is not
> possible at already). I would suggest my Enhanced components but I am
> not certain that it will give you exactly what you want either. I can
> experiment if you are at all interested.
>
> --
> Geoff Worboys
> Telesis Computing
>
>
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