Harold Fuchs wrote:
"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Harold Fuchs wrote:
On 4 August 2010 01:37, Wade Smart <[email protected]> wrote:
Im not sure what to call it but, I would like to be able to enter
say a
telephone number into a cell like this xxxyyyzzzz and it be
autoformated to
xxx-yyy-zzzz.
Wade
This may be of no relevance to you at all, in which case apologies. The
format you specify is virtually useless outside North America. If
you plan
to include any non NA numbers you will require completely different
formats
which, certainly for Europe, vary from country to country and even
from city
to city. In addition, certainly in the UK, landline numbers have a
different
format from mobile (cell) phone numbers.
Which is exactly why he should use it! The number goes in as
xxxxxxxxxx - it is only /displayed /as (xxx) xxx-xxxx. It was (maybe
still is?) called masking in the Microsoft Office suite.
Michael
Huh? If he were dealing with e.g. European numbers (as well as US
ones) then that format would be entirely inappropriate. Which is why I
brought up the subject.
If.
European, African, Inter-Galactic . . . (Why, yes - I am being a
smartass. Why do you ask?)
Seriously. Look at the original post. He stated the format he wanted
so I gave him a mask for that format. In any case, the mask is easily
edited to accommodate whatever.
Ignore my sarcasm/poor attempt at humor and have a nice day - here or
where ever your final destination may be. If you need further
assistance, see the girl at the ticket counter.
Platonic manly hugs to everyone.
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