IBM Datacap, Version 8.1

PictureString

Applies to

Applies	Does not apply
Setup DCO	Runtime DCO

Verification panels that support this variable

Support this variable	Do not support this variable
Taskmaster Web (VeriFine.aspx)	DotEdit
	Taskmaster Web (aindex.aspx)

Description

Specifies which characters the user can type into the field according to this key.

A	Alphabetic or space
a	Alphabetic, punctuation, or space
D	(Date) numeric digit, minus sign, decimal point (period), forward slash
F	(Float) numeric digit, minus sign, or decimal point (period)
f	Numeric digit or punctuation
L	Lowercase alphabetic or space
l	Lowercase alphabetic, punctuation, or space
N	Numeric digit
n	Uppercase alphabetic character, numeric digit, or space.
P	Punctuation or space
T	(time) numeric digit, A, P, M, or colon
U	Uppercase alphabetic or space
u	Uppercase alphabetic, punctuation, or space
X	Alphabetic, numeric digit, or space
x	Alphabetic, numeric digit, punctuation, or space
Z	Any character
#	Numeric digit or minus sign

Example

PictureString="A" - Any upper/lower case letter or space allowed (no numbers or special characters)
PictureString="" - All characters are allowed (default)

Tip: If you specify more than one character set code, the first code applies to the first character typed, the second code applies to the second character typed, etc. The last code applies to all remaining characters typed.

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