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New If one-size-fits-all, then please show your genius
>> That's the second time you have this attitude. Please note that you are turning off validation when it is most useful: on rarely used format which, when mistyped, will cause maximum delay/pain. <<

A small company is generally *not* going to implement a system that checks every country's address for formatting errors.

Do you agree with this?

A large multinational company may indeed want such a system.

And there are millions of in-betweeners who have various ranges of non-US contacts and accuracy needs.

(There might be commercial components for this. I have not checked.)

It is continious. If you have a simple, generic solution for all-size biz's, then lets see it.

Otherwise, stick an object in your pie holes.
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New It's not about a small company,
it's about you. If _you_ are given a task to implement it, you can't just say: "Ah, it's only 5% of our database, we don't have to care." If you say so, you are bullshitting your customer/boss.

Any competent programmer should shudder at a solution like you suggested. Yes, you could leave 5% of the user input unvalidated if you absolutely don't have resources to implement validation. But _you_, the programmer, should explain the risks to your management and fight for a complete solution. You may lose, for a business reason. But you must not fight for the wrong side.

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Expand Edited by Arkadiy March 1, 2002, 05:07:04 PM EST
New Yes, the programmer should present tradeoffs to customer
I didn't say otherwise. If I accidently implied it, I apologize.
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     Your favorite UI field management tools/techniques? - (tablizer) - (15)
         Re: Your favorite UI field management tools/techniques? - (johnu) - (12)
             XML < tables - (tablizer) - (11)
                 Re: XML < tables - (pwhysall) - (9)
                     not sure how internationalism relates to topic - (tablizer) - (8)
                         YAN perfect illustration of the benefits of polymorphism... - (CRConrad) - (7)
                             Trying - (JayMehaffey) - (1)
                                 Who's trying? - (CRConrad)
                             There are a whole range of options. Why fuss about 1sugstn? - (tablizer) - (4)
                                 I don't know how to do it, so let's not do it. - (Arkadiy) - (3)
                                     If one-size-fits-all, then please show your genius - (tablizer) - (2)
                                         It's not about a small company, - (Arkadiy) - (1)
                                             Yes, the programmer should present tradeoffs to customer - (tablizer)
                 Re: XML < tables - (johnu)
         Re: Your favorite UI field management tools/techniques? - (JayMehaffey) - (1)
             Perhaps it is similar to.... - (tablizer)

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