[SOLVED] TDBGrid OnFieldEditMask
lazarus / 16-Databases

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guest48180 · 2019-08-26 18:18

I've searched high and low for info on this and haven't found anything
useful. And I may be barking up the wrong tree anyway.

I want to be able to format Grid cells for entries like phone numbers,
something will add the dashes to them: 000-111-2222. I realize using
an Edit box wld be the easiest way out on this, but the client wants
to use the grid for inputting info.

Like I said: I may be barking up the wrong tree with this
OnFieldEditMask. But I don't see anything else that resembles masking
an entry besides this. And the lack of information (even with Delphi)
pretty much means this isn't widely used at all. Even a search here
for that resulted in 6 (maybe 7) posts, none of which amounted to
anything.

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nouzi · 2019-08-26 19:01

You can use dbgrid and  editmask or  edit or combo box
See this
https://www.thoughtco.com/place-a-checkbox-into-dbgrid-4077440

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guest48180 · 2019-08-26 19:32

Thanks, nouzi.

I've seen that site before. And while that's a good example of how to
add checkboxes and comboboxes and the like to a grid, it doesn't help
me very much in masking the entry.

I'm working on catching that field before it gets written to the db,
then, through some hocus-pocus (and a little data manipulation), I
think I can add the dashes to phone numbers and then send it on to the
db. But that's what I want to avoid. If OnFieldEditMask turns out to
be what I think it is, then I just need insight on how to use it.

I'm in a holding pattern right now, though. Thanks again for the
suggestion.