• the input masks that define the characters that can be typed in the controls found in a window or in a page. Sometimes, these masks can also be used to modify the case (uppercase/lowercase characters) of the values assigned to the window controls or to the page controls programmatically.
• the display masks that define the characters that can be printed in the controls found in a report.

• select a preset input mask.
• create a custom input mask.

• Text masks.
• "Text and digit" masks.
• "Computer" masks.
• "Phone number" masks.
• "Company/Bank" masks.
• "Social security number" masks.
• "Zip code" masks.

Text masks

"Text and digit" masks

"Computer" masks

Selected mask	Effects during the input in the control	Effects during the assignment programmatically	Examples
Name and full path of a file	All the characters can be typed. up to 260 characters.	All the characters are allowed. up to 260 characters.	C:\MyDoc\File.DOC \\Post4\Test.TXT
Name of a file (without its path)	All the characters can be typed. up to 260 characters.	All the characters are allowed. up to 260 characters.	File.DOC Test.TXT
Email address (syntactic validation only)	Any character can be entered except: '(' (opening bracket), ')" (closing bracket), '<' (less than), '>' (greater than), ', ' (comma), ';' (semicolon), ':' (colon), '\' (backslash), ' " ' (quote), ' ' (space). The '@' character can be found once only.	All the characters are allowed.	Julia@yahoo.com Anthony@hotmail.com
Email address (strict validation of domain)	Same restrictions as for the syntactic check of an email address. Checks the syntax of the email address as well as the TLD (Top Level Domain) in relation to the list of existing TLDs (see EmailCheckAddress).	All the characters are allowed.	Julia@yahoo.com Anthony@hotmail.com
Multiple email addresses (syntactic validation only)	Same restrictions as for the syntactic check of an email address. The addresses must be separated by the ";" character.	All the characters are allowed.	Julia@yahoo.com;Antoine@hotmail.com
Multiple email addresses (strict validation of domain)	Same restrictions as for the strict check of an email address. The addresses must be separated by the ";" character.	All the characters are allowed.	Julia@yahoo.com;Antoine@hotmail.com
IPv4 address	Only the digits and the dots can be typed.	All the characters are allowed.	192.168.0.1
IPv6 address	Only the digits and the ":" characters can be typed.	All the characters are allowed.	0012:3153::5b32
MAC address	Only the digits, the letters and the ":" characters can be typed.	All the characters are allowed.	01:23:45:67:89:ab
128-bit UUID (no spacing)	Only digits and letters can be typed. Not available.	All the characters are allowed.	29ea9852143a46a4842aca811e5f8597
128-bit UUID (dashes)	Only digits, letters and "-" characters can be typed. Not available.	All the characters are allowed.	29ea9852-143a-46a4-842a-ca811e5f8597
128-bit UUID (braces)	Only digits, letters and "{}" and "-" characters can be typed. Not available.	All the characters are allowed.	{29ea9852-143a-46a4-842a-ca811e5f8597}
256-bit UUID (no spacing)	Only digits and letters can be typed. Not available.	All the characters are allowed.	c5c9b31729278ad9da1efc44 c437b7d85b57060f41e2bf 4d0e112eadb77a6d0b

"Phone number" masks

"Company/Bank" masks

"Social security number" masks

• gender (1: Male, 2: Female),
• the last two digits of the year of birth,
• the month of birth,
• the region of birth,
• the INSEE number corresponding to the city of birth,
• the order number corresponding to the rank of the birth registration on the city records.
  The INSEE number can be completed by a two-digit number called "Key". This key is used to check the validity of the INSEE number.

"Zip code" masks

• 9': single digit
• C': number or space
• L': capital letter
• l': lowercase letter
• A': upper-case alphanumeric character
• a': lower-case alphanumeric character
• '?': any character