Thanks, I'll give it a try.

>Sorry for the delay in my reply -- I was at FoxTeach.
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>>I would like to put in an expression such as:
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>>"!" + REPLICATE("X", LENC( FieldName ) - 1)
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>You can put this expression into either the DBCX InputMask property (which isn't exposed in SDT Database Explorer for regular fields, only free table fields, calculated fields, and Field Repository fields) or into the DBC InputMask property (which you'll then use DBGETPROP to get). However, you'll have to evaluate it prior to putting it into the InputMask property of the textbox.
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>Doug