masking display

[Fisher]

i have figured out how to mask inputs to textboxes within vb6.0, i have also figured out how to display the date with a mask format and the telephone number with a mask format, the problems i am coming across arebr]

• Telephone Masking on Display: i have the mask set as (###) #####-### it displays the correct telephone number with the correct masking, the only probelm i am gettin is because it is set as a number, it is not displaying the 1st 0 of each telephone number.
• Postcode Masking on Display: i am using >??## #?? as the input mask for entering postcodes into the database (uk style), but when i try and mask it on the display i am gettin the following error. >??## #??BT480RJ as you can see it is putting the input mask before it puts the postcode.
• anyone know how to sort these problems out?

[SudsyUncle®]

are you using a text box, or a maskededit box?

[Fisher]

for entering data im using a maskedit box which is working perfectly, for displaying data i tried with a maskedit box but it didnt work, so i decided id try a textbox and it didnt work either