>>Does it puts the "min" in the field ?, because I tried something
>>similar to store the social security number with this format
>>"999-99-9999", and the data was been stored without the "-",
>>why is that ?, I needed to remove the template and let the
>>user type the dashes. The same thing happened whe Im tried to
>>store a time format with "99:99", the ":" was not saved in the
>>field.
>
>Luis,
>
>If you want to store the dashes in the ssan you can, but I personally like to store just the numbers. In the text box, I have the input mask = "###-##-####" and the format = "R". It makes it easy to see the SSAN but it is stored as 9 digits. Select the format property in your properties window and hit F-1 for more details.
>
>HTH
>
>Gino,
>
>Really unclear of what you're trying to do, but Barbara's suggestion sounds like what you're trying to do.


Thanks for the good answers, Jon. The only addition I can think of is that you can use the "R" format in reports as well, so your SSN, phone #s, etc. will format correctly on printouts. It really does save users a lot of effort.

Barbara