>>A numeric textbox will always show a - (minus sign) before a negative number. However, I would like to explicitly show a + (plus sign) when the number is positive, and neither when it is zero.
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>>I couldn't find an InputMask or Format property that would do this. Am I missing something? BTW VFP 5.0a.
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>>TIA.
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>The others have given the most and probably best ideas. But one other possibility is to place a small label control in front of the numeric textbox and set its caption to be "+" or "-" depending on the value. Might be ugly, but just aanother idea.
Thanks, I'm sure I'll be able to use this idea elsewhere in my app.
Regards. Al
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