The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMS
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
characters fill from left to right as you type them. CAUSE
The exclamation point character does not affect how characters fill into
the input mask when you type them. Characters typed into the input mask
always fill from left to right. The exclamation point character determines
how committed (or existing data) is displayed in the input mask.
NOTE: This example differs from the input mask created by the Input Mask Wizard because not all the characters in the input mask are required. STATUSThis behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION
If you type the number 5550248 into the following input mask created by the
Input Mask Wizard
you receive the following error message: In Microsoft Access 7.0 and 97:
In Microsoft Access 2.0:
You receive the error message because the first three digits of the number above are entered and validated into the area code part (999") of the input mask; then, when you type the rest of the digits and attempt to commit the data, the last 3 required digits of the phone number input mask are blank. You can work around this behavior by using a more generic input mask, together with a validation rule. If you use the following example input mask and validation rule, you can type digits anywhere in the input mask even though the digits still fill from left to right when you type them:
NOTE: The input mask does not contain any required digits; the required digits are handled by the validation rule. REFERENCESFor more information about Input Masks, type "input masks" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "Examples of input masks."
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