Input Mask Ranges - AMX TPI-PRO-2 Operation/Reference Manual

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The number of the above characters used determines the length of the input masking
box. Example: 0000 requires an entry, requires digits to be used, and allows only 4
characters to be entered/used.
Refer to the following Send Commands for more detailed information:

Input Mask Ranges

These ranges allow a user to specify the minimum and maximum numeric value for a field. Only one range is
allowed per field. Using a range implies a numeric entry ONLY.
Input Mask Ranges
Character Meaning
[
]
|
An example from the above table:
[0|255] This allows a user to enter a value from 0 to 255.
Input Mask Next Field Characters
These characters allow you to specify a list of characters that cause the keyboard to move the focus to the next
field when pressed instead of inserting the text into the text area.
Input Mask Next Field Char
Character Meaning
{
}
An example from the above table:
Input Mask Operations
Input Mask Operators change the behavior of the filed in the following way:
Input Mask Operators
Character Meaning
<
>
^
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• ^BIM - Sets the input mask for the specified addresses. (see the ^BIM section on
page 104).
• subcommand - sets the input mask of a text area (see the
^BMF %MK
^BMF section on page 106).
Start range
End range
Range Separator
Start Next Field List
End Next Field List
{.} or {:} or {.:} Tells the system that after a user hits any of these keys, proceed to the next text
area input box.
Forces all characters to be converted to lowercase
Forces all characters to be converted to uppercase
Sets the overflow flag for this field
TPI-PRO/DVI (Total Presentation Interface)