Input Mask Ranges; Input Mask Next Field Characters; Input Mask Operations - AMX TPI-PRO-2 Operation/Reference Manual

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:

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
<
>
^
TPI-PRO Total Presentation Interface - Pro Edition
• ^BIM - Sets the input mask for the specified addresses. (see the ^BIM section on
page 90).
• ^BMF subcommand
^BMF section on page 92).
Start range
End range
Range Separator
[0|255] This allows a user to enter a value from 0 to 255.
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
%MK - sets the input mask of a text area (see the
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