Do you have a standards spec that can be used for reference?
--- BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > in the international email system address1 and adddress2 as storage > does > not allow for the complexity of other countries. > however the service that reads the stored data, will do the > formating. > Since this is by country, the US freeform would be Address1, > Address2, > city, state, postalcode. > > Chris Howe sent the following on 12/29/2007 12:11 PM: > > Could you provide a bit more background. My first instinct on this > is > > to continue the storage as is (address1, address2) in freeform and > to > > have services that read/transform that freeform into local > conventions > > rather than storing them in local conventions. > > > > --- BJ Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I am enhancing the PostalAddress. > >> there are two parts > >> 1)postal address specified by country. > >> This can be used to generate a screen to that country and do the > >> layout > >> for a mailing peice. > >> it also specifies how to store the address information. > >> > >> 2)storing the address informaion. > >> this is a free form system that lets the complete address be > stored > >> in > >> the components that make up an address. > >> > >> the basic part is the Addressline > >> it has then name of the address line that is freefrom, this would > be > >> used to show on the UI and or the mailing piece. > >> there is a linenumber and lineposition. The line position lets > >> complex > >> addresses be define as separate components. > >> Like the BR address line > >> Postal Area--Postal District--Postal Sector--delivery Point > >> with is you can also specify the separator and where to to put it. > >> > >> there are services that read the country formation information on > a > >> Create and put in a map for a UI. > >> Service that Stores the data, win the free form format. > >> > >> These would override most of the data currently stored in the > >> PostalAddress entity. > >> > >> any input? > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
