Mask in TfrEditControl

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• gordk St.Catherines On. Canada.

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  why not use the dateedit control
  
• produsys Brazil

  January 2005 edited January 2005

  This don't work for me!!
  I'm want to make this for a Select in query where the date is greater than Edit2.Text and minor than Edit3.Text. Do you understand??
  See my example code:

   Query1.SQL.Clear;
    Query1.SQL.Add('Select * from BUY');
    Query1.SQL.Add('where buy_code = '+Trim(Edit1.Text));
    // Here I have a if for check blank Edit2
    Query1.SQL.Add('and buy_date >= '''+Trim(Edit2.Text)+'''');
    // Here I have a if for check blank Edit3
    Query1.SQL.Add('and buy_date <= '''+Trim(Edit3.Text)+'''');
    Query1.Open;
  

  It's for that I need the date mask, because if the user not type the date separator "/" or ".", mine Select returns null and the report... blank!
  if my user not type anything, my Select will return all date. Understand??
• gordk St.Catherines On. Canada.

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  so use 2 date edits parameterize your query and point the params
  to dateedit.text then all your user has to do is pick the date, you can initialize the date value in the onactivate event of the dialog if you want to supply a default date.
  
• produsys Brazil

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  gordk wrote:

  so use 2 date edits parameterize your query and point the params
  to dateedit.text then all your user has to do is pick the date, you can initialize the date value in the onactivate event of the dialog if you want to supply a default date.
  

  How make the DateEdit be blank?? My Select may be affected if the DateEdit is filled with Default Date??
• gordk St.Catherines On. Canada.

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  the initial value of a dateedit is empty, it just shows 2 separators.
  typical query sql statement
  SELECT DISTINCT OrderNo, ShipDate, Subtot, GstTotal, PstTotal, InvTotal, Posted
  FROM "orders.DB"
  WHERE
  (ShipDate >=:from)
  AND (ShipDate <=:to)
  AND (Posted = 'TRUE')
  ORDER BY OrderNo, ShipDate, Subtot, GstTotal, PstTotal, InvTotal, Posted
  
  from and to are parameters
  in designer select query in obj inspector select params
  in params editor left pane select the parameter in the datatype select date
  select value add dateedit1.text. repeat for next param using dateedit2.text.
  you can also parameterize your other selection criteria the same way.
  
• produsys Brazil

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  Thank You gordk, I'll test the DateEdit.
• produsys Brazil

  January 2005 edited 5:58PM

  In my Fast Report the DateEdit is showing with the Actual Date, It cannot be set blank! How I make it?