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Mask Character in UK Bank Sort Codes

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5 years 3 months ago #192527 by marcgold
Mask Character in UK Bank Sort Codes was created by marcgold
We have a survey setup to collect bank details as part of the survey.
UK Sort Codes (the code for a specific Bank Branch) are 6 digits long and are 3 sets of 2 digits each.

Often they are written:

Option 1: 00-00-00 (dash separated) or
Option 2: would be laid out as 3 separate fields of 2 numerics each like this [ ] - [ ] - [ ]

The dashes are only for display only and are not needed on the export. In fact it makes it a mess if they are exported.

Does anyone have any bright ideas on how we could achieve this.


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5 years 3 months ago #192534 by DenisChenu
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Hi,

If i remind you can install plugin ?
gitlab.com/SondagesPro/QuestionSettingsType/jquerySimpleMask

See igorescobar.github.io/jQuery-Mask-Plugin/ for sample

You need to use text question type and for mask : 00-00-00
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5 years 3 months ago #192537 by marcgold
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Hi Denis,

Thanks for this very useful for others areas, but unfortunately doesn't quite meet this use case.

The problem is that I only want to show the mask on the front end to assist the user. Currently I have the field set to Short Text 6 Chars Long and Numbers Only.

The Mask I have used is 00-00-00

The plugin breaks that logic i'm afraid as it actually adds the "-" into the field meaning its no longer a number. The other issue is when you export this it exports the "-" as well - which really messes with our process.

What I was hoping was a Mask that is for display only.
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5 years 3 months ago #192538 by Joffm
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You may use Expression Manager to remove the dashes afterwards.
www.limesurvey.org/manual/Expression_Man...mplemented_functions
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5 years 3 months ago - 5 years 3 months ago #192539 by tpartner
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You can use RobinHerbots Inputmask plugin with the "removeMaskOnSubmit" option to remove unwanted characters in the data.

Code:
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/inputmask/4.0.9/jquery.inputmask.bundle.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
  $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){ 
    $('#question{QID} input[type="text"]').inputmask({
      'mask': '99-99-99',
      'placeholder': '_',
      'removeMaskOnSubmit': true,
      'rightAlign': false
    });
  });
</script>

Sample survey attached:

File Attachment:

File Name: limesurvey...5696.lss
File Size:15 KB
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Last edit: 5 years 3 months ago by tpartner.
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5 years 3 months ago #192570 by marcgold
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Thank you all so much for some excellent ideas. Tpartners solution is the one that best and easily fits the use case.

Denis's solution is the most comprehensive and being a plugin is the easiest to implement across multiple uses.

@DenisChenu - Is there any way to add the function "'removeMaskOnSubmit': true," that is in the JS into the plugin - this would make your plugin just perfect
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5 years 3 months ago - 5 years 3 months ago #192572 by DenisChenu
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marcgold wrote: @DenisChenu - Is there any way to add the function "'removeMaskOnSubmit': true," that is in the JS into the plugin - this would make your plugin just perfect

No, it's not the same plugin.

But can unmask when submit … but still : value is not number … then limesurvey show a JS error.

Maybe the other plugin can return "real' value too when using .val() in JS ?

PS : OK : github.com/RobinHerbots/Inputmask#autounmask is here.
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