>>I'm trying to display charachers in the input mask, but they are input mask format characters ('L, X, R, etc...) and it will not allow me just to display the
>>characters. For example, we have a 6 characher expression. The first 2 characters will always be an
>>"XL" and then there will be four numbers, but as soon
>>as we enter the "XL" VFP treats them as format
>>characters. I hope this is clear. Any help will be
>>greatly appreciated.
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>sorry this is not really an answer - but if XL is something you will always key in- why key it in at all- why not just get the 4 numbers?
>
>Arnon


I would but, I am using different masks at runtime depending on user
input. Thanks for the reply.