Rich - That's OK - Genealogist Standard is not ISO. ISO is the International Standard for use in computer programming for business use - it is 'non-standard' for genealogist at this time.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Schulthies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] country abbreviations > I am sorry. I use the GRD's list which uses 3 letter abbreviations for > counties, and 2 letters for states/provinces. I had never heard of a list > with 2 letter country codes. > Rich > > > [Original Message] > > From: Robert Carneal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 7/3/2003 8:51:10 PM > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] country abbreviations > > > > Can you suggest a formal ISO codes for countries of the world please? If > > not terribly large, I would like to print that. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Robert > > > > At 01:21 PM 7/4/2003 Friday +1000, you wrote: > > >Australia = AU, Austria = AT > > > > > >i try and use ISO codes wherever possible so that other researchers will > > >be able to understand any abbreviation i use, but if you're not sharing > > >your data then it doesn't really matter and you can use whatever you like > > >if it makes sense to you. > > > > > >see > > > >http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/ind > ex.html > > > > > >for more info on country codes at the ISO web site. > > > > > >raymond > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 04/07/2003 > 12:47:28: > > > > > > > From the Legacy Help on abbreviations - very useful to find out what > LA > > >CA > > > > means > > > > > > > > Austria OES > > > > presumably from Oesterich (not sure of spelling but my school German > > > > remembers it something like that) > > > > > > > > AUS is certainly Australia > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Cathy > > > > WA, AUS > > > > > > > > At 19:39 3/07/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > > > > >I am confused. Doesn't Aus stand for Austria? > > > > >Rich in LA CA USA > > > > > >Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > > >To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > > >To unsubscribe please visit: > > >http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
