>>>If a field is 10,2 it cannot fit 10 digit integer, it needs to be 13,2 to hold a 10 digit integer., You can use a mask of "9999999999.99" for 13,2 and "9999999.99" for 10,2.
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>>>You can use AFIELDS() to find out if the field is 10,2 or 13,2 and then build your mask from that information.
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>>Jim,
>>Thanks. It is very curious because sometimes I get 10 digit integer, sometime 8 digit integer.
>>Is there any way to read the content of that field before it displays? I know about typeahead but inkey() returns only the first key in the buffer.
>>Thank you.
>>Vlad.
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>Vlad,
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>Ok let's go back a bit, is this in Fox 2.x or VFP? Is this "GET" associated with a field in a table?

Jim,
I am using Fox 2.6. "Get" field is not associated with any field in a table. I think it is not possible. if you have any idea I appreciate very much. I think the soluton is to resize the get field on the screen.
Thank you,
Vlad