thnx for replies.. have the table lookup.. :)
where can i get hold of some algorythms..for my programmer..? ( he wil need this for coming up with a module that will figure a way to charge the amount of sms credits used for that particular destination.) or a general view.. how he should script it.. would greatly appreciate it.. :) thnx george > hi > > u need a list of the country dialing codes, and then you do a longest > prefix match. i.e. the longest prefix in your country list that matches the > leftmost digits of the destination msisdn. How to do this, well there are > many algorithms. > > nisan > At 08:45 PM 12/27/02 +0200, George C wrote: > >no they are 3 digit country codes.. quite a few.. > >cyprus +357 > > > >ok. this number.. how do i know its china or trinidad.. > >+8681234567 > >ok its trinidad cause it has the 3rd digit 8 > >but how u code this and the logic.. > >1st sms get sent.. > >then i neeed to appoint a charge to it.. > >by looking up what coutry it belongs to.. and then addint the charge to > >it... > > > >hmmm... im still baffled.. > > > >:) > > > > > > > > > > > I think the 3 digits codes you mention are actually US area codes, not > > > international prefixes... So they'll be prefixed by 1 (north american > > > zone code). > > > As far as I could tell no 3 digits codes conflict with a 2 digits code > > > (ie albania is 355 but 35 alone is not affected) > > > > > > Stefan > > > > > > On Fri, 2002-12-27 at 14:15, George C wrote: > > > > Was wondering what logic can be used to lookup what country sms is > > > > being sent to.. > > > > > > > > Hope u can help me out.. its something that is done usually by > > > > providers.. and i need to implement this logic.. > > > > > > > > Wish to find a way to be able to tell from a International mobile > > > > number i.e +8684444xxxx > > > > that this number is a gsm in xyz country. > > > > > > > > Then I will be able to add a charge my clients based on the numbers > > > > and country of destination since each country is different to send > > > > sms.. in terms of charges.. when I have picked the country code that > > > > sms has been sent to.. I can deduct then the sms credits from that > > > > account.. > > > > > > > > How or what algorith or logic can i use for this.. > > > > > > > > If all the country codes would be similar to +30 and +40, it would be > > > > easy. But some countries > > > > have 3 digits, and for some, the first 2 digits are identical to a > > > > country with 2 digits. For instance: > > > > Spain - 34 > > > > U.S. Virgin Islands - 340 > > > > > > > > China - 86 > > > > Trinidad and Tobago - 868 > > > > St Kitts and Nevis - 869 > > > > > > > > > > > > hmmm how or do u have any methods how I can approach this.?? > > > > > > > > much appreciate any info or docs. > > > > :) > > > > > > > > /george > > > > > > > -- > > > Stefan Praszalowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Avedya > > > > > > > >
