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Is there such a thing as an address library? I imagine something with a standard format, and a table schema you can just put into any app and have a functioning
by vinhboy 12y ago
Is there such a thing as an address library? I imagine something with a standard format, and a table schema you can just put into any app and have a functioning contacts list. Preferably a ruby gem maybe?
- bazzargh 12y agoHaving worked on that a bit (I wrote the schema for planning applications in Scotland) ... that stuff is a mess. Take a read of this for starters: http://www.mjt.me.uk/posts/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-addresses/ http://www.mjt.me.uk/posts/falsehoods-programmers-believe-ab... The requirements for the work I did meant that we had to support the UK's NLPG standard for addresses which didn't even work for the house I live in so I knew I was off to a bad start :)
- realusername 12y agoThat is a very good list. I would also add to this list that unlike what people think, numbers are not necessary following each other (they can be completely random), the even/odd rule might also not be respected and the building number can also contain letters.