Defining a character field

To define a character field:

1. Specify the field area.

2. Press F5 on your keyboard.

3. On the Standard tab, select Character as the field type.

4. Type a field name.

5. If there is more than one line of text, select Multiple lines in the Format group box.

6. Specify the field format. (See also Specification of character fields.)

   If there is more than one line of text, select Space if you want line breaks to be interpreted as spaces. Type the format specification as if all the text in the field occurred in a single line.

   1. Specify a decimal, if any.

   2. Specify a context, if appropriate.

   3. Specify any options that apply.

   4. Specify any advanced options and validation routines that apply:

      • Field complement

      • Form complement

      • Translation table

      • Validation table

      • Field help

      • External interpretation engines

7. Click OK.

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Tricky character fields