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Guide Section: An EASAP GUI
EASAP Tree: USER INTERFACE branch → INPUTBOX
DATA VALIDATION is a Child of INPUTBOX.
DATA VALIDATION defines what User specified data is valid for its Parent INPUTBOX.
When Allow: is 'Any Value', 'Decimal' or 'Whole number' an optional Data: parameter will appear to allow further restriction of value data.
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Essential Parameters: | |
Allow: | Select criteria by which to accept User-entered Data. See list above for choices. |
Optional Parameters: | |
Ignore Blank: | Select whether to validate blank or empty values in the input box, default→TRUE, FALSE |
Data: | Select the data restriction type. |
Date Input Type: | (Only for Parent INPUTBOX→Type:DateTime and Allow:Date) Select the type of date input. (default→Calendar, Calendar with Button, Manual) |
Auto Resize: | Controls whether the drop-down list should be resized automatically to fit the longest item on screen or appear with the fixed default length. |
Source: | Specify list of valid values when Allow:→List (object references allowed) |
Delimiter: | Character to delimit object references in other parameters (default→%) |
Data Parameter Choices | ||
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Allow: | Effect | New Optional Parameters |
Any Value | There is no restriction to what might be entered. | none |
Date | Date data types may be entered according to the Parent INPUTBOX→Pattern: | Data: Date Input Type: |
Decimal | Forces data entered to be a real number. | Ignore Blank: Delimiter: Data: |
List | Force a User to select from a list of values as defined in Source: | Source: Auto Resize: |
Text Length | Restricts data entered to a specified number of characters. Data: will become visible. Value of Data parameter will either show Date*:* or Minimum: and Maximum: | Data: |
Whole number | Forces data entered to be an integer. | Data: |