>I have a form which has a textbox which allows the user to search for a record in a table. The field and table they are searching on is padded by zeros. For example:
>
>00000001
>00001234
>0000000000789
>
>How can I set my field up so that the user can search by typing in 1 or 1234 or 789 and the correct record will still be found. The field length of the field in the table is 10. So I would need to somehow pad the number they type in so it is 10 characters.
Search for:
padl(ThisForm.TxtSearch.Value, 10, "0")
> Ideally though when the user types in 1234 I want the field to auto update in the form to 0000001234 before they search.
You could intercept the KeyPress() Event and change the .Value. Or just change it in the LostFocus() Event.
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