Input Masks And Validation Rules

Sep 8, 2004

I'm using a simple input mask via the wizard for a date of birth field in a table, but the table is accepting entirely invalid dates such as 32/12/2005. When I tried inputing something like this in the wizard it says invalid input, so why is it valid in the table?
Should I set validation rules?
I tried this:
>31/12/2004
and set the validation text to "Invalid data"
i.e. limiting input to less than 31/12/2004... but it still didn't work.

Can anyone help?
thanks

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Input Masks

Sep 12, 2005

I want to force user to input state in capital letters, ie; CA, CO, WA, etc., with two text characters only. Working in design view, I used this character: > in the input mask field property area,
which I understand (perhaps mistakenly) will convert characters to uppercase. Now, I cannot enter any info in the state field.
Any help would be most appreciated.

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Input Masks

Jul 11, 2006

Hi,

I have a text box on a form to enter doc id's. The doc id's can either be a single letter followed by six digits or two letters followed by six digits.

I can create masks for either of them but not so it allows either of the options to be entered, is it possible to create a mask to cover both options?

Thanks

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A Little Help Needed With Input Masks..

Apr 13, 2006

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction..

I'm working on a database for work :eek: there are a million things giving me a headache (I've attended two 1 day courses but haven't a clue :rolleyes: )but one little thing that is annoying me is a problem I have with input masks..

In my Contacts table, I have First Name, Surname, Company, etc..
I've made the first letter of the first name and surname have a capital letter ie;

FIRST NAME
Field Size: 20
Format: *Is clear*
Input Mask: >L<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

SURNAME
Field Size: 20
Format: *Is clear*
Input Mask: >L<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

COMPANY
Field Size: 30
Format: *Is clear*
Input Mask: >L<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

I have a problem in that, usually company names contain more than one word plus PLC or LIMITED at the end.. I want to be able to make each word start with a capital but as the lengths vary, I don't know where to put these in the input masks :confused: :o

Any help? I'm sure it's easy but I don't know :o

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Input Masks (Last Names!!)

Feb 2, 2005

Hey all,

I had a question about input masks. The boss wanted all the fields to automatically capitalize names and last name. Did that, was happy for awhile. What we didnt realize is that there are names like DiGianno or McDonald that still need caps in certain spots.

The original input mask went like this: >?<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC;;
This mask would caps the first letter and lowercase the rest.
What i need it to to is CAPS the first but leave whatever may follow up to the user..

In other words.... The first letter is always caps, the rest that follow is up to the user, upper or lower.

Is there any way to do this? Couldnt figure out a solution! :(

Any help would be appreciated

Mateo

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Question On Input Masks

Oct 21, 2005

Does an input mask have to be static? The format for the numbers entered in a control in my form is digits separated by periods for WBS number entry (9.9.9.9.9). Each '9' will represent a digit. I want to allow the user to enter different depths (ie 1.1, 1.2.3, 1.2.2.1, etc.) up to 5 levels.

Is it possible to make the input mask automatically adjust as more numbers are entered?

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Question About Duplicates And Input Masks

Dec 23, 2005

Greetings

I was wondering how I go about this?

I have a table that holds vessls and barrels in a winery. When I enter data via a form I have a lookup to showme the location of a vessel or barrel. The vessels are static and have a two letter location ie WT or RT etc. The barrels, once filled are put in different locations in a warehouse. Each location has a code ie WW011121 etc.

I have a range of codes in the form as follows;

Private Sub Location_Enter()
If IsNothing(Me.Location) Then 'means it is probably a barrel
'and needs a warehouse location
Me.Location.InputMask = ">LL00000"
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Location_Exit(Cancel As Integer)
If IsNothing(Me.Location) Then 'tried to leave without a location
MsgBox "Location Required", vbCritical, gstrAppTitle
Cancel = True
End If
End Sub

What I wish to write is some code to find a ducplicate location in the warehouse not in the static locations.

What I have written thus far is;

Private Sub Location_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
If Me.Location.InputMask = ">LL00000" Then

then the air code would be to find duplicates from there.

Would it be best to compare string length (clues needed) as the static locatons on have two letter where as the barrel locations will have two letters and five numbers. Or is there a trick in dcount to look at bits of the contents of a field? ie ignore fields with on two letters and do a dcount in fields with say two letters and five numbers?

I do not have any experience writing code involvine string lengths.

Thanks in advance

~rbinder

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Lookup Field And Input Masks

Jun 21, 2007

I have my database done, for the most part. But I want to add a lookup to a field in my Component table so that I can associate a particular number (paragraph number in a pub) to a failure mode description. In the Failure Mode table, I have associated a paragraph with a failure mode:

Example: 6-66.2Visual
6-66.8Continuity
6-66.8Insulation

Yes, some paragraphs have more than one failure mode. The primary key for this table is an autonumber which allows me to do this with minimal headache.

When I created a lookup within the appropriate field in the Component table, it erases my format/input mask and makes it look like this:

6662 Visual
6668 Continuity

I wasn�t able to put an input mask in the General tab of the FailureMode field in the Component table � I guess because it has the paragraph AND the failure mode in the lookup and 9-99.99;;_ just won�t cover the text for the failure mode description. The input mask is present in the Failure Mode table but isn't "crossing over" to the lookup!

I REALLY need those �masks� in the paragraph callout to help me distinguish and match the failure mode! Can someone please explain how to do this?

Thanks!

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Apr 18, 2007

I have a field in a table with the input mask LLL0000;0;_

when I use an append querry to put data in the table it still puts in data which does not follow the input mask. Is there some tick box I have not checked or somthing because this is getting really annoying.

All help really appreciated.

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Aug 31, 2007

I have a form control with the input mask on it for a phone number. I am using an append query to append the information entered in the form to a table. I need to pull two fields from a linked table from another database. What I need to do is be able to compare the entered phone number in the form with the phone number from the table. The problem I am running into is that it won't match the phone numbers. The same mask is used in the table I am pulling from. Why can I not just put =[Table].[Phone_No] in the Criteria of the field where the number from the form is placed so that I can get the right record from the linked table?

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Nov 23, 2013

I have a field in my table called SATS. This is then on my form as a control bound to the SATS field in my table. The application is for a surgery where the person doing vitals ( blood test and HPpressure testing) need to enter the redings. The norm is 96%RA80 tHE 96 never goes beyond 100. The RA will always be there and the 80 can be higher up to three digits.

What i manage to do so far is this 99\%LL999;;- the problem is that the R has to typed everytime. How can i set it to __%RA__

I have is that if we want to scan the past consults and link it to a patient. What are the requirements?

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Nov 13, 2005

My input mask is as follows: 00"-"00"-"LL0;0

I want to base my validation rule on the input mask, so I can use the validation message if people are having problems entering data in the field.

I have no idea how to do this. I tried to copy and paste the mask into the validation rule property but that obviously did not work.

PS...I dont know if this will help, but what actually goes in the field is the month in a number format, the year in a number format, user initials with another number behind it. So like 01-05-CG1 is what needs to go in the field.

How do I create a validation rule that instructs people to enter data in this format?

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Jan 23, 2007

Hey guys, I'm very new to access. I have version 2003.

I want to create a validation rule, that will basically only let me enter values into the table between a certain range:

i.e. When were you born? The only possible dates can be 1950-2006.....so how can I set this up so that when someone is entering this data, they cannot enter, say, 1950? Thanks for any help!

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May 21, 2007

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Jul 5, 2005

I've tried using validation rules in a table.
Like the rule i set for a field was <4.
I assumed this meant all data entered has to be less than 4 digits.
Happy.
Then i test using a six-digit figure: 245545.
Its still happy!!!!! :mad:
No error.
Am i missing the concept??? :confused:
Furthermore. After setting the rule, my table and query stop being linked...
If i load an entry through query, table doesn't update its info.....
This was not the case before.
What am i not doing??? or maybe: What am i doing wrong??? :confused:
I'm hopeless at this program!!!!!!!
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Mar 9, 2007

Hey All,

I have to attributes in my table, [Date1], and [Date2] , I need to add a validation rule to ensure [Date1]< [Date2],

I am trying to do this in design view
using the validation rule under date1 properties (I put in - <[date2] )

but It keeps coming up with errors When I try to save. Something to do with a column level check constraint.........:confused:

PLEASE, Can anybody help me?????

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Feb 8, 2008

Hello to all. First time poster.

I have a question about creating tables in Access with an SQL query (or VBA, I guess, if that's not possible, though my example below is SQL). Specifically, I'd like to know how one adds validation rules programmatically. For some reason, I can't seem to find this information.

For instance, for simplicity's sake, let's say I'd like to create a table (table1) with a single variable (varx), a long integer, and I'd like the validation rule to be "<5 or >10".

I know how to do everything except add the validation rule in. So what alterations would I make to this to add it?

CREATE TABLE table1 (varx LONG);

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Oct 25, 2005

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Ect

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Hey there,

Is there a listing anywhere online for common regular expressions for validations rules? In other words, is there something that shows how to construct validation rules for things like phone numbers, addresses, postal/zip codes, serial numbers, math equations, etc. Two in particular that I'm looking for are phone numbers and postal/zip codes. Every time I try to wrap my head around the formula for a phone number (with area codes, an optional 1 in the begining, making sure no leading zeroes, making brackets around area codes optional, etc.) I only get a headache :mad: . I'll get it eventually, but a quick reference in the mean time and for future use would be very helpful.

Thanks so much,

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hello, i am super duper new... and am working on a school assignment for weeks! its due tomorrow but i cant get this one rule to work... please help if you can!!
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