The Format dialog helps you to format the selected Character field.

You can access this dialog by clicking Format Help in the Column Editor dialog (for Browse).

The Format dialog for Character field includes the following options:

Character Format Displays a valid display format for the selected field.
Width Displays the character width for the selected field. You can change the value by entering a different width value.
Allow Any Character Select to allow any character in the string format. (including special characters.)
Allow Letters and Numbers Only Select to allow only numbers and letters in the string format.
Allow Letters Only Select to allow only letters in the string format.
Allow Letters and Convert to Caps Select to allow only letters and display them in uppercase in the string format.
Allow Numbers Only Select to allow only numbers in the string format.
Standard Select to format the selected field to the default ABL format for strings, X(8).