>>>>>I have a FORM with the SSN on it.
>>>>>I would like have " - - "
>>>>>and my picture format. How do I do this in
>>>>>vfp50?
>>>>
>>>>textbox.inputmask
>>>
>>>hi Erik
>>>I put an "R" in FORMAT and 999-99-999 in INPUTMASK.
>>>Works good for data entry, but it does not
>>>print out with that format. When I tried to use
>>>a picture clause in vfp50 I got an error message saying
>>>"Command contains unrecognized phrase/keyword"
>>>I am using ... ??? my.ssn picture '@999-99-9999'.
>>>any ideas?
>>
>>The input mask for the text box is used for input on that form. If you want an input mask that stores with the data, specify the input mask in the table designer.
>
>hay Erik -
>I want to code a picture clause in vfp 50. Can I do that?
> ??? my.ssn picture '@999-99-9999'
>??? - sends to the printers memory
>??? my.ssn - field that goes to the printers meory
>picture '@999-99-9999' - this is what I want to code in vfp50,
>but it does not work.
>any ideas?

A picture clause is not needed in VFP, that functionality is provided by inputmask. Check inputmask in VFP help.