-                                panel, -1, value=',', mask='&', excludeChars = '-()',
-                                formatcodes='F', emptyInvalid=True, validRequired=True
+                                panel, -1, value=',', mask='*', includeChars = ' ', excludeChars = '-()0123456789',
+                                formatcodes='F', emptyInvalid=False, validRequired=True