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Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? [message #182641 is a reply to message #182639] Tue, 20 August 2013 19:36 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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At Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:03:48 -0400 Twayne <nobody(at)spamcop(dot)net> wrote:

>
> On 2013-08-20 2:08 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
>> At Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:27:50 -0400 Twayne <nobody(at)spamcop(dot)net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm attempting to check for US and Canadian zip codes (postal codes).
>>> The US is easy; mostly just be sure it's five numerics and except
>>> "00000" and "99999".
>>
>> 5+4:
>>
>> nnnnn-mmmm
>>
>> Most of the time, just the basic 5 digits is enough, but sometimes the USPS
>> wants the additional 4 digits as well.
>
> Agreed; but in this case it's only to ID a country.

You might need to 'accept' the extra 4 digits, since people are going to enter
them and will be mifted if your page rejects it. Just quietly drop the extra
digits.

>>
>> Whether or not you include the extra 4 digits or not depends on what you are
>> using the zip code for. UPS and FexEX for example don't use the extra 4
>> digits, but the USPS does. The extra four digits are important mostly for big
>> city addresses, where there might be multiple branch POs and/or delivery
>> routes, etc. for a given post office.
>>
>>
> Thanks,
>
> Twayne`
>

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