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[Post New]05/02/2013 21:07:21
    Subject: Postal code match length
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dlaidlaw



Joined: 05/02/2013 20:07:40
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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For each country it seems that the length of the postal code match can be different. For example, Canada matches on the first 3 characters, the Netherlands on the first 4, and the US on 5.

If you enter a string that is not the correct length for the country you are searching you will get no results.

How are you supposed to know the length to use for each country. Is that piece of data stored somewhere?

Best Regards,

Don Laidlaw
 
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