Re: Normalizing Dates and Phone numbers
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >Newbie here. Pardon and point me if this is a FAQ somewhere.>>I want to normalize dates and phone numbers as they are entered into>the database. Some people enter phone numbers as:>> 408-555-1212> (408)555-1212> 408/555-1212> 1-(408)555-1212> 555-1212> 408 555 1212>>This turns into a bit of a mess. Is there some neat trick for>converting all of these to one format during input before they get>added to the database?Here, use this database with the convertchars context. It will get rid of everything that's not a number, then you can format the resulting string of digits with some getchars contexts ... or you can leave the resulting string as it is, which will result in 4085551212 based on your examples above:from to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enneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant808-737-6499, http://webdna.net================================-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to
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>Newbie here. Pardon and point me if this is a FAQ somewhere.>>I want to normalize dates and phone numbers as they are entered into>the database. Some people enter phone numbers as:>> 408-555-1212> (408)555-1212> 408/555-1212> 1-(408)555-1212> 555-1212> 408 555 1212>>This turns into a bit of a mess. Is there some neat trick for>converting all of these to one format during input before they get>added to the database?Here, use this database with the convertchars context. It will get rid of everything that's not a number, then you can format the resulting string of digits with some getchars contexts ... or you can leave the resulting string as it is, which will result in 4085551212 based on your examples above:from to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enneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant808-737-6499, http://webdna.net================================-------------------------------------------------------------Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server.To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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