Thanks Dave. I thought I would ask b-4 I started tinkering again...
But yes, Version 2 should have thi sbuilt in. Many non-profits do their own mailings
and it would help if ebase did the initial sorting.
Thanks agian. This list is always helpful!
-otis
Dave Shaw wrote:
> >Question:
> >I am trying to do a lot of bulk mailings and would like to sort my
> >records by an ADC sortation code. (A code the post office uses for bulk
> >mailings... e.g. all zips starting with 005, 115, 117-119 need to be
> >sorted to (117) 669-679, 739 need to be sorted to 670... etc. to be
> >qualified for bulk mail standards.)
> >
> >I did find a field called "delpoints" (delivery points) that seemed like
> >the right field but does not offer correct ADC numbers. That field may
> >have been imported from our recent LCV Enhancement too or may be out of
> >date. (Not sure.)
>
> I don't think you're going to find the field built in to ebase.
> DelPoint is short for Delivery Point. This is a code number
> identifying the delivery location, more specific than zip code or
> zip4. This data is returned as part of your LCV voter list
> enhancement, based on the address.
>
> If you have the code protocol, you could add a lookup table or
> calculated field to generate the number from the zip code.
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