From the December 2010 Issue of Prestwood eMag

Paradox OPAL: Commands: Support - pictures.txt - ObjectPAL Picture Strings By Mike Prestwood

Posted 22 years ago on 11/25/2002 and updated 6/12/2008 Take Away: Picture strings from the book Paradox 9 Power Programming. KB100075

If you have a picture string to add, add it below. Picture strings are talked about in the section titled: Picture Strings in chapter 2.

• Phone with auto fill = ###-####
• Phone with auto fill (area opt) = [(###)]###-####
• Phone w/1-800 optional = [{1-800-,(###)}]###-####
• Flexible Phone Number = [1] [(*3{#}) ]*3{#}-*4{#}[x*#],*@
• US 5 or 9 Zip Code = #####[[-]####]
• US 5, US 9, or Canada zip code = *5{#}[*4#],@#@ #@#
• SSN with auto fill = ###-##-####
• SSN no auto fill = ###{-}##{-}####
• Letters only (no spaces) = *?
• Letters only (capitalize first) = &*?
• Capital Letters = *&
• Capital First letter = !*@
• Capitalize every word 1 = *[![*?][* ]]
• Capitalize every word 2 = !*[ * !,@]
• Capitalize every word 3 = *{ ,.}!*{{ ,.}*{ ,.}!,@}
• Capitalize every word 4 = *[[*#[ ]]![*?][@][ ]]
• Capital After = !*[{ ,.,(,;,}*{ ,.,(,;,}!,@]
• Time (HH:MM:SS:) = {0#,1#,2{0,1,2,3}}:{0,1,2,3,4,5}#:{0,1,2,3,4,5}#
• Time with SS optional = {0#,1#,2{0,1,2,3}}:{0,1,2,3,4,5}#[:{0,1,2,3,4,5}#]
• Time (HH:MM AM) or (HH:MM PM) = {1{:,{0,1,2}:},{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}:}{0,1,2,3,4,5}# {AM,PM}
• Date with auto fill = {##/##/##,#/##/##}
• Date 2 = {##/01/##,#/01/##}
• Allow Miss, Ms., Mr., or Mrs. = M{iss,s.,r{.,s.}}
• Allow Dr., Doctor, Father, Miss, Mrs., Mr., Mr. & Mrs., Ms., Msgr., Pastor, and Reverend: = {D{r.,octor},Father,M{iss,r{s.,.[ ;& Mrs.]},s{.,gr.}},Pastor,Reverend}
  
   

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