Input Mask on Input box

[dufran3]

I have an input box...

$CollectSystemID = GUICtrlCreateInput('',100,20,100)

I would like to create some sort of "mask" for the input field. Ya know, if you have ever created an access database, they have input masks.

What I mean by all that is, the text that I am expecting in the field is in this format xxxx-xxxxxx-xx all alphanumerical, but there are hyphens inbetween those characters. Is there a way to do this?

[DW1]

what the hell are you asking???

do you want the input to auto format XXXXXXXXX into XXX-XXX-XXX

-or-

do you want the input to take xxx-xxx-xxx and put it in a variable as xxxxxxxxx

More information please

[LostUser]

Maybe this will help or give you some idea. This works similar to other IP address input masks.

This is from the AutoIT help file, User Designed Functions. (_GUICtrlIpAddressCreate )

It looks like the user function itself calls the comctl32.dll to create the control and maybe uses the user32.dll to create the input structure. I do not understand all of the function code however so may be way off. The fact is that it works pretty good though...hopefully it helps with what you need.

#include <GuiIPAddress.au3>

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

_Main()

Func _Main()
    Local $msg, $hgui, $button, $hIPAddress
    
    $hgui = GUICreate("IP Address Control Create Example", 300, 150)
    
    $hIPAddress = _GUICtrlIpAddressCreate ($hgui, 10, 10, 125, 30, $WS_THICKFRAME)
    
    $button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 100, 100, 100, 25)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
    
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        
        Select
            Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Or $msg = $button
                Exit
        EndSelect
    WEnd
EndFunc  ;==>_Main

[dufran3]

I want neither, I want the text entered into the input field to be forced to the xxxx-xxxxxx-xx input mask. Basically, any text you enter will be by default hyphenated at those intervals. Anything that doesn't fulfill the entire mask will be denied. you know?

[LostUser]

I want neither, I want the text entered into the input field to be forced to the xxxx-xxxxxx-xx input mask. Basically, any text you enter will be by default hyphenated at those intervals. Anything that doesn't fulfill the entire mask will be denied. you know?

I think I understand more now. I don't know how to create input masks in AutoIt. However, the code I posted previously uses a user defined input mask. Perhaps that input mask code would help you move into a direction for creating one. As for the denying portion, that would be simple enough to create on your own after you get the input mask working.

[dufran3]

Looks like this is the function that does the magic. _GUICtrlIpAddressCreate

Just need to figure out how to change the octate length and delimiter...ex. "." to a "-"