Internationalization of FP Application

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 12:05:50PM -0400, Scott Walker wrote:
> Country Code:  Is there an official list of these (like the state codes
> in US).  Where do I get it and or is it already a part of fp edits (I
> don't think so).  Would this be well handled as an edit or are there so
> many potential country codes that it would be better handled as a fp
> file that we lookup to?

ISO has standard lists of country codes, both 2 and 3 character.  ISO 3166.


> Phone#:  Can we use a phone edit for international numbers or do we need
> a different or modified edit.  Or do we need a field with no edit at
> all?

All phone numbers are required to be 15 digits or less; the first 1, 2
or 3 are the country code, commonly written with a leading +, the
remainder in-country, and there's no standard rule for internal
separation.  Note that 15 *digits* does *not* include punctuation.

> Zip Code: I know fp has US & Canada handled.  What are the international
> condiderations?

UK has postal codes similar to Canada.  Many other countries do as
well, but no standards.  Check, I think, USPS Pub 25 (or their other
publications on addressing international mail.

They want spelled out country names on the last line of the To address,
in my experience.

> State:    Is this a field that we just would not use for an
> international address?

Province/Urbanization/half a dozen other names.

It's not an easy field.

Cheers,
-- jra
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