Re: Canadian Postal Codes
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38817
interpreted = N
texte = They also go right to left, geographically.In other words, A1A 1B2 will be in Newfoundland, on the east coast, and V1A 1B2 will be in British Columbia, on the west coast, with a progression through the alphabet following as you'd expect. But no, there's no more to it than that, as far as I know.You could look for more info at http://www.canadapost.ca/, but you're likely going to be buying ZipBurst or something similar.>I've just completed a zip search feature for a client. It works like this:>1. Each of their dealers covers has a zip range (i.e. 47700 - 49800) >that they cover.>2. Visitors enter their zip into a form.>3. My search finds the dealer whose zip range covers the visitors zip.>>My client wants to do the same thing for Canadian postal codes now. >Does anyone know how CAN post codes are formatted? Is there any >rhyme or reason to their organization?>>I know that they all fit this form:>Letter/Number/Letter Number/Letter/Number (A1B 2C3)>>Is this going to be possible without the use a specialized app/cgi?>-->_______________________>>Clint Davis>Webmaster>Gray Loon Marketing Group>812.422.9999>>cdavis@grayloon.com>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-- Regards,Christopher Mackay, Director of Technical ServicesTantramar Interactive, http://www.TantramarInteractive.com/Office: 506/364-1097. Fax: 506/536-2409. Car: 506/364-7659Visit the Tantramar region online: http://www.tantramar.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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They also go right to left, geographically.In other words, A1A 1B2 will be in Newfoundland, on the east coast, and V1A 1B2 will be in British Columbia, on the west coast, with a progression through the alphabet following as you'd expect. But no, there's no more to it than that, as far as I know.You could look for more info at http://www.canadapost.ca/, but you're likely going to be buying ZipBurst or something similar.>I've just completed a zip search feature for a client. It works like this:>1. Each of their dealers covers has a zip range (i.e. 47700 - 49800) >that they cover.>2. Visitors enter their zip into a form.>3. My search finds the dealer whose zip range covers the visitors zip.>>My client wants to do the same thing for Canadian postal codes now. >Does anyone know how CAN post codes are formatted? Is there any >rhyme or reason to their organization?>>I know that they all fit this form:>Letter/Number/Letter Number/Letter/Number (A1B 2C3)>>Is this going to be possible without the use a specialized app/cgi?>-->_______________________>>Clint Davis>Webmaster>Gray Loon Marketing Group>812.422.9999>>cdavis@grayloon.com>>------------------------------------------------------------->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 >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-- Regards,Christopher Mackay, Director of Technical ServicesTantramar Interactive, http://www.TantramarInteractive.com/Office: 506/364-1097. Fax: 506/536-2409. Car: 506/364-7659Visit the Tantramar region online: http://www.tantramar.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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