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Post #200,823
by drewk
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3/27/05 11:11:44 PM
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New Have to disagree with that one
The formats you know, your classes should do validation. There's no point in storing a 6-digit number that is supposedly for the U.S.
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Post #200,828
by tuberculosis
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3/27/05 11:30:18 PM
3/27/05 11:31:45 PM
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New It would be a LOT of work
and I know of no library that is comprehensive.

Best not to do any rather than appear stupid.

Besides, the value of "validation" is limited - its not like a little set of heuristics is actually gonna guarantee that the number actually WORKS or anything.

I figure you're no worse off.


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Post #200,862
by tonytib
3/28/05 10:31:08 AM
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New No, Todd is right
Just take Italy for example. Phone numbers there can be either 9 or 10 digits including area code -- I'm not sure if more variations are possible, but I've seen these two variations.

IIRC, area codes used to be two digit (say before 1998), but are now three digit.

So you can't make assumptions, and the rules can change over time.

Tony
     Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor) - (39) - March 25, 2005, 02:07:37 PM EST
         Only thing I would question - (jake123) - March 25, 2005, 02:58:50 PM EST
         If you want to make your display useful - (Arkadiy) - (3) - March 25, 2005, 03:10:53 PM EST
             What else could you store it as? -NT - (drewk) - March 25, 2005, 04:36:43 PM EST
             Re: If you want to make your display useful - (Yendor) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 05:25:18 PM EST
                 Country code, area code, main number, extension -NT - (Arkadiy) - March 25, 2005, 05:58:08 PM EST
         Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (JayMehaffey) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 04:33:01 PM EST
             Re: Phone numbers and i18n - (Yendor) - March 25, 2005, 05:30:29 PM EST
         Basically, you're totally wrong, and your colleague right. - (CRConrad) - (22) - March 25, 2005, 06:22:08 PM EST
             American users are helped by it - (drewk) - (17) - March 25, 2005, 08:11:08 PM EST
                 In Charlotte, and surrounding area,... - (a6l6e6x) - March 25, 2005, 09:04:33 PM EST
                 No - (tuberculosis) - (15) - March 27, 2005, 09:51:31 PM EST
                     True, if everything's 10-digit no need for the '1' -NT - (drewk) - March 27, 2005, 09:57:41 PM EST
                     the leading one is to route to a stp for long distance - (boxley) - (2) - March 27, 2005, 10:10:46 PM EST
                         I know why its there - (tuberculosis) - (1) - March 27, 2005, 10:50:58 PM EST
                             duh, forgot about that :-) - (boxley) - March 27, 2005, 10:56:07 PM EST
                     Here too - (SpiceWare) - March 27, 2005, 11:36:41 PM EST
                     Well, (probably because I'm a contrarian) - (jb4) - (9) - March 29, 2005, 08:15:39 PM EST
                         Note on "overlaid" area codes. - (static) - (8) - March 29, 2005, 08:56:50 PM EST
                             Houston did both - (SpiceWare) - (7) - March 29, 2005, 09:06:36 PM EST
                                 Sounds like they didn't give enough notice. - (static) - (1) - March 29, 2005, 10:35:51 PM EST
                                     wasn't much - (SpiceWare) - March 30, 2005, 10:21:47 AM EST
                                 Re: Houston did both - (JayMehaffey) - March 30, 2005, 08:38:40 AM EST
                                 The reason our "Bell system" will NEVER increase... - (jb4) - (3) - March 30, 2005, 10:45:23 AM EST
                                     rule of 7 is long gone - (SpiceWare) - (2) - March 30, 2005, 11:05:02 AM EST
                                         Yes, of course - (jb4) - (1) - March 30, 2005, 12:07:00 PM EST
                                             I think that rule is slightly faulty anyway. - (static) - March 30, 2005, 11:56:35 PM EST
             In A5a, it works like this. - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 25, 2005, 08:30:37 PM EST
                 wrt Canada - (jake123) - March 28, 2005, 09:01:51 AM EST
             Also, a11y. - (pwhysall) - March 26, 2005, 02:37:03 AM EST
             That's why you're an international linguist... - (jb4) - March 29, 2005, 08:03:18 PM EST
         I've had a little experience storing I18n phone numbers. - (static) - (3) - March 25, 2005, 09:05:08 PM EST
             Maybe you have to assume some level of user knowledge - (drewk) - (2) - March 26, 2005, 11:50:25 AM EST
                 Not to mention, having an International internal phone sys. - (folkert) - March 26, 2005, 03:19:56 PM EST
                 Definitely. - (static) - March 27, 2005, 02:52:27 AM EST
         The only thing you can assume - (tuberculosis) - (4) - March 27, 2005, 09:47:11 PM EST
             Have to disagree with that one - (drewk) - (2) - March 27, 2005, 11:11:44 PM EST
                 It would be a LOT of work - (tuberculosis) - March 27, 2005, 11:31:45 PM EST
                 No, Todd is right - (tonytib) - March 28, 2005, 10:31:08 AM EST
             Re: The only thing you can assume - (JayMehaffey) - March 28, 2005, 11:00:35 AM EST

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