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Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? [message #182661 is a reply to message #182657]

Sun, 25 August 2013 17:17

bill
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On 2013-08-24 6:22 AM, Curtis Dyer wrote:
> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars(at)web(dot)de> wrote:
>
>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>
>>> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>>>> Norman Peelman wrote:
>>>> > On 08/20/2013 01:27 PM, Twayne wrote:
>>>> >> 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". [â€¦]
>
> <snip>
>
>>> Replace this line with
>>>
>>> preg_match('/^(?![09]{5})\\d{5}(?:-?\\d{4})?$/',
>>> $possibleZip,
>>>
>>> (add the delimiter).
>>
>> Which is still not correct, because '/[09]{5}/' matches "90909",
>> which is thus designated not valid. ISTM that alternation is
>> required here:
>>
>> preg_match('/^(?!0{5}|9{5})\\d{5}(?:-?\\d{4})?$/',
>> $possibleZip);
>
> Perhaps you might also keep invalid postal codes in an array to look
> up before utilizing the regular expression.
>
> <snip>
>
That's a great idea!

Thanks!

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		Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Tue, 20 August 2013 17:27
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Martin Leese on Tue, 20 August 2013 17:59
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Tue, 20 August 2013 19:01
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Robert Heller on Tue, 20 August 2013 18:08
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Tue, 20 August 2013 19:03
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Robert Heller on Tue, 20 August 2013 19:36
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Wed, 21 August 2013 00:17
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED By: bill on Tue, 20 August 2013 19:06
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED By: Norman Peelman on Tue, 20 August 2013 23:53
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED By: bill on Wed, 21 August 2013 00:29
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED By: Moon Elf on Mon, 16 December 2013 10:02
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? RESOLVED By: Doug Miller on Mon, 16 December 2013 12:27
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Norman Peelman on Tue, 20 August 2013 23:52
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 21 August 2013 12:53
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 21 August 2013 12:58
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 21 August 2013 13:06
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Curtis Dyer on Sat, 24 August 2013 10:22
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Sat, 24 August 2013 10:52
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Doug Miller on Sun, 25 August 2013 14:31
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Sun, 25 August 2013 17:21
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Sun, 25 August 2013 17:17
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Wed, 21 August 2013 23:10
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: BootNic on Thu, 22 August 2013 02:09
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Thu, 22 August 2013 22:22
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Jeff North on Wed, 21 August 2013 11:25
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Wed, 21 August 2013 22:53
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Norman Peelman on Thu, 22 August 2013 02:46
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: gordonb.qnlcm on Sat, 31 August 2013 06:17
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Fiver on Sat, 31 August 2013 14:40
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 31 August 2013 15:56
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Welsh Vanner on Sat, 31 August 2013 19:23
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Sun, 01 September 2013 00:21
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: Martin Leese on Sat, 31 August 2013 15:56
		Re: Zip Codes ctype? Pregmatch? By: bill on Sun, 01 September 2013 00:07

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