Microsoft KB Archive/106291

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PRA: User-Defined Formatting Symbols Erase Characters
'Article ID: Q106291

Creation Date: 04-NOV-1993

Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you use the "!" formatting symbol in your user-defined formats, it erases the formatting in the third and fourth positions. For example, if you have a user-defined format such as

#;#;0;"None" and you place the "!" formatting symbol at the beginning of the user-defined format, you get: !#;# RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use the "*" formatting symbol at the end of the appropriate section of the user-defined format.

The "!" formatting symbol is used to force left alignment instead of right alignment. The "*" formatting symbol is used to fill available space with the character following it.

If you use "*" followed by a space (" ") you get the same results as using "!".

For example, if you have a user-defined format such as

#;#;0;"None" you can place an "* " formatting symbol at the end of the appropriate section of the user-defined format to get #* ;#;0;"None" STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 Create a text box on a form.  Set the format of the text box to: "#;#;0;'None'" Commit the Format property by pressing TAB.  Add an exclamation point ("!") character to the front of the format property so that you have !#;#;0;"None" and then commit it by pressing TAB. The format changes to !#;#. 

REFERENCES

For more information on formatting symbols, search for "Format/Format Property" using the Help menu.
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