Masking a field on the screen

[Richard D. Williams]

On 8/23/2017 8:38 AM, Rami Mantoura via Filepro-list wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I know I should know this answer, but My mind is blank on this.
>
> Is there a way of masking a field (Like SS#) without coding it on a screen.
>
> I know there is a password function when doing an input command, but can't
> seem to find anything on this.
>
> I would like to display either the first 3 char or last 4 char (or
> something like that).
>
> Thanks
> Rami
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Rami,

Not without programming.

The only way I know is to use a dummy field to hold the altered version 
of the SSN, use @wlf to make changes and record the SSN back into the 
real field.
Use @ENTSEL on that screen to fill the dummy field.

Hope this helps,

Richard D. Williams