HP 2624 Manual page 50

Designing and Using Forms
Table 5-1. Attributes by Field 'IYPe
Field Valid Input
Field Format
Automatic
Type
Characters
Restrictions Field Editing
ALL CHARACTERS
ALL None
None
ALPHABETIC
Upper/lowercase None
None
alphabetic, space
AUTO-UPSHIFT
ALL (lowercase None
None
alphabetic changed
to uppercase when
they are entered
into the field)
ALPHANUMERIC
Upper/lowercase None
None
alphabetic, digits,
space, period,
minus sign, plus
sign, comma
INTEGER
Digits, space None
None
SIGNED
Digits, minus sign, No embedded spaces;
None
DECIMAL
plus sign, decimal
only one decimal
point, space point; plus sign
(if present) must
immediately precede
most significant
digit; minus sign
(if present) must
immediately precede
most significant
digit or immediately
follow least
significant digit
IMPLIED
Digits, plus or No embedded spaces;
Right justified;
DECIMAL minus sign,
only one decimal
if there is no
decimal point, point; plus sign
explicit decimal
space (if present) must
point, the implied
immediately precede
decimal point is
most significant
inserted at the
digit; minus sign
proper position
(if present) must
immediately precede
most significant
digit or immediately
follow least
significant digit;
completed entry must
leave at least one
space for decimal
point to be added
during field edit;
if explicit decimal
poi nt is entered,
the number of digits
to the right of it
must NOT exceed the
number specified by the
Implied Dec Digi h
configuration field
CONSTANT
None None
None
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