>>What is the proper way to define a textbox if the data field is C(12,2) and the display should include the comma separaters? I would think an inputmask of ###,###,###.## would do it but this displays the commas even when the data is empty. Can't we display the commas only when there is data?
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>I assume you meant N(12,2).
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>Add a Z into the .function property of the textbox ("blank when zero")

Yes I meant N(12,2). Oops.
What do you mean by "function" property?
Format = Z
InputMask = ###,###,###.##
still displays the commas when empty.