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MASK_...() (STRING)
Function
Return a string for use as a valid character mask.
Syntax
MASK_...() No arguments are required
MASK_ should be followed by one of the following mask types:
ALNUM, ALPHA, ASCII, FILE, NUM, PATH, or PWD.
Return Type & Value
STRING
Returns a string with a set of characters to use as valid input for an
INPUTSTR or PROMPTSTR statement.
Remarks
There are many situations in which you will need to use an INPUTSTR or
PROMPTSTR statement to access the input field length of flags. However,
all you need to use a 'standard' set of input characters. These
functions provide you with some of the most common valid character
masks. They are:
MASK_ALNUM() A-Z, a-z, and 0-9;
MASK_ALPHA() A-Z and a-z;
MASK_ASCII() all characters from space (ASCII 32) to tilde (ASCII 126);
MASK_FILE() all legal file name characters;
MASK_NUM() 0-9;
MASK_PATH() all legal path name characters; and, finally,
MASK_PWD() a set of valid characters for use in passwords.
Examples
INTEGER i
STRING s
INPUTSTR "Enter a number from 0 to 1000",i,@X0E,4,MASK_NUM(),DEFS
PROMPTSTR 148,s,12,MASK_PWD(),ECHODOTS
INPUTSTR "Enter your comment",s,@X0E,60,MASK_ASCII(),DEFS
See Also:
INPUTSTR
PROMPTSTR
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