Internationalization of FP Application

[Bill Trask]

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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+fplist=targetms.biz at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Jay R. Ashworth
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:22 PM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Internationalization of FP Application
> 
> 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.

There are no postal codes that are longer than the USPS nine digit zipcode
that I am aware of.
 
> They want spelled out country names on the last line of the To address,
> in my experience.

That is Correct the Country name must be spelled out on the last line and it
is supposed to be in capitol letters.

> > State:    Is this a field that we just would not use for an
> > international address?
> 
> Province/Urbanization/half a dozen other names.

We use a standard text field for this as there are not always 2 letter
abbreviations like the US / Canada. 

> It's not an easy field.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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