Re: Protecting part of a field

Why don't you show them the 12 "fixed" digits in an output only field, then
have a len 3 field for the remaining digits.  inside the program, use a len
12 constant, plus the 3 digit input field, to populate the final result.

Wait... you said len=15, with 9 protected, 3 user-input... Where do the
other three come from?

On 1/12/06, steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yeah it's q a 15 position key field. So I am looking for something fancy.
>
> > Really I don't see the problem.  Prompt them for a 3 positions and go
> from
> > there, unless your question is how do you do this on the screen
> > Enter in item number . . :  ooooooooobbbooo
> > where ooo... is output only and bbb is input/output.  Then you are in a
> > pickle.  Because, yes, you do have to make this three fields and I
> believe
> > a space is needed between the fields.  But you're talking to someone
> who's
> > done 1 screen in several years.  A real propeller head might be able to
> > use some dynamic screen api or some such thing to do it an alternative
> way
> > - I don't know.
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> > Hello,
> > I have a field len=15, that I have to pre-fill so that the user only has
> > to key in 3 positions of this. I would like to protect the first 9
> > positions of this, so that they don't overwrite it by accident or
> design.
> >
> > Do I make this field into 2 or actually 3 fields, or is there a more
> > elegant way to this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
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