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Furthermore, File cannot convert from number to date/time or from
date/time to number because there is no logical equivalent from one to the
other.
When you edit a FORM field to change the type of data in a column, File
displays: Checking fields. If the data types can be converted, File
displays: Converting fields ...
If File cannot convert the format of a particular field, it displays: Value
cannot be converted. Enter Y to continue. To discontinue, press I
ESC
I.
File cancels the current Edit and returns to the command menu. To
continue, press
CYJ.
File either skips the field or erases its contents, then
checks the format of the next field.
File continues the convert process for each data field in the column.
U sing Boilerplates in Format Fields
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(aaa) aaa-aaaa is entered in a FORM field:
The presence or absence of boilerplate characters in the FORM record
affects the way you later fill in data fields. If you format a column to
include an area code, for example, you must enter an area code in all data
fields in that column.
Boilerplates are characters that are included in a field to more clearly
identify the data. Boilerplates also help you enter data more quickly. Once
you include boilerplate characters in a FORM field, File automatically
inserts the characters in all data fields in the same column.
If you type:
(123) 456-7890
1234567890
4567890
it appears as:
(123) 456-7890
(123) 456-7890
(456) 789-0
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Entering Text Field Formats
Type the character A (uppercase or lowercase) to format a column to
contain only text. The number of A's, spaces, and boilerplate characters
you type in a FORM field determines the width of all data fields in that
column.
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