>Hmmmm... Never had a problem understanding format vs inputmask. Not trying to say that makes me better or anything; I'm sure some stuff that confuses me would be simple to others. :)
Anything you type in .Format affects entire field.
With .InputMask you can control individual bytes.
Regards, Hilmar.
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