Masking & Font Change
Masking Currency
FormTrap formats the input field according to the specified currency mask. There are a number of currency masks to choose form. These include:
Amount/Numeric - formats numeric fields into numbers or amounts, inserting currency symbol, separators and negative signs.
Price - formats numeric data fields using a price format, suitable for supermarket shelves as it shows values under $1.00 as 77¢ (cents).
Wordy - transforms numeric data fields into words, assuming a dollar and cents format (depending on the currency format selected).
Units - transforms the first numeric character in the data field into words.
Cents - displays the cents portion of the numeric data field.
Amount/Numeric
With amount mask, FormTrap formats the data by inserting a currency symbol and separators / decimal symbols. FormTrap determines whether the data is positive or negative by searching for these characters: -, Cr, CR, Dr, DR and ( ).
To apply Amount/Numeric masking:
- Create a new variable test object or edit and existing variable test object.
- On the Link to field dialog box, select Amount/Numeric form the Mask as menu.
- On the Input tab, select one of the following
currency input types:
- Use decimal separator - FormTrap finds the decimal point in the field.
- Assume two decimals - the last two digits of the field are used.
- On the Currency tab, select the currency symbol
from the currency symbol from the pull down list, or press delete and
key your own currency symbol(s) - e.g. SF for Swiss Francs.
- On right - the currency symbol appears on the right of the masked value.
- Extra space - an extra space is inserted between the currency symbol and the masked value.
- On the Separators tab, select the separators for
thousands and decimals.
- Thousands - select from a comma, full stop, space or have nothing to signify the decimal point.
- Decimals - select from a comma, full stop, space or have nothing to signify the decimal point.
- On the Numbers tab, select the credit symbol and
the number of decimals.
- Symbol - select the symbol used to indicate whether the value is a credit.
- Extra space - check this box to insert a space between the value and the credit symbol.
- Number of decimals - the number of decimal places used on the formatted value.
- Click the OK button to apply the mask to the field.
Price
The price mask is included for backward compatibility with the currency mask preferred.
Wordy
The wordy mask transforms numeric extract fields into words, assuming a dollar and cents format. This mask is used when printing check (cheque) forms.
To apply wordy masking:
- Create a new variable text object or edit an existing variable text object.
- On the Link to field dialog box, select Wordy from the Mask as menu.
- Select the appropriate language from the Language menu.
- Select one of the following currency input types:
- Use decimal separator - FormTrap finds the decimal point in the field.
- Assume two decimals - the last two digits of the field are used.
- More information on Word Wrap
Units
The units mask transforms the first numeric character from the data field to words.
This is especially useful when creating checks (cheques) where the check amount is split into hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands and so on. In the example below, you need to define each character of the input data separately.
To apply units masking:
- Create a new variable text object or edit an existing variable text object.
- On the Link to field dialog box, select Units from the Mask as menu.
- Select the appropriate language form the Language menu.
Cents
The cents mask displays only the cents portion of a numeric data field. This mask is most often used on check (cheque) forms.
To Apply cents masking:
- Create a new variable text object or edit an existing variable text object.
- On the Link to field dialog box, select Cents from the Mask as menu.
- Select the appropriate language form the Language menu.
- Select one of the following currency input types:
- Use decimal separator - FormTrap finds the decimal point in the field.
- Assume two decimals - the last two digits of the field are used.
