On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Marc Tompkins <marc.tompk...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:25 AM, bob gailer <bgai...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 10/24/2013 2:09 PM, Danny Yoo wrote: >> >>> Related: I saw a picture the other day on Google+ of an mailing envelope >>> whose zip code was written in scientific notation. >>> >> That;s odd - since ZIP codes are character, not integer, >> > > You'd like to think that, wouldn't you? I've dealt with a disturbing > number of programs (some of them from big enough names that you'd think > they'd know better) that chose to represent zip codes as integers. You'd > think that the fact that some of them have to be zero-filled would be a big > clue... but no. > Zip+4 is a HUGE hassle for programs that have chosen to do things this way... Zip+4 has always been optional, but the 5010 format for healthcare billing now requires that all zip codes (except patient's actual home addresses) be represented in 9 glorious digits... that's made a bunch of people scramble, let me tell you!
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