Re: field size
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Hi George,
Its morning again here in Melbourne Australia.
When I saw your screen layout, I could see the same old problems that =
people in the USA make. The common thing for programmers (regardless of =
where they come from) is to make assumptions about certain data that =
don't hold up when the data is moved to different locales.
For example, in Australia, State codes are 3-characters long, and ZIP =
codes (called postcodes here) are 4-chars long, and telephone numbers =
are 8-chars long, dates are written as DAY/MONTH/YEAR sequence, etc.....
It might do you some good to ponder if these sort of locale-influenced =
data items need special treatment.
Of course, there's the 'character codeset' problem too, and the how much =
screen space needed for different languages?
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Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 3:31 AM
Subject: field size
...george
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi George,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Its morning again here in Melbourne=20
Australia.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I saw your screen layout, I =
could see the=20
same old problems that people in the USA make. The common thing for =
programmers=20
(regardless of where they come from) is to make assumptions about =
certain data=20
that don't hold up when the data is moved to different =
locales.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For example, in Australia, State codes =
are=20
3-characters long, and ZIP codes (called postcodes here) are 4-chars =
long, and=20
telephone numbers are 8-chars long, dates are written as DAY/MONTH/YEAR=20
sequence, etc.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It might do you some good to ponder if =
these sort=20
of locale-influenced data items need special treatment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Of course, there's the 'character =
codeset' problem=20
too, and the how much screen space needed for different =
languages?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 27, 2001 =
3:31 AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> field size</DIV>
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the state i would only allow 2chars to be entered)</FONT></DIV>
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