Assuming you are using a windows PC, have the codes in a NOTEPAD document & just cut/paste as required
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin King >Sent: Monday, 21 November 2005 4:32 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [U2] 20 Digit Number > >Depends on the application. If you're entering it into your >own application, patch your account number validation routine >such that allows you to do whatever abbreviations you want: >"A" could equal "123456763245435425324324" and that would be >easy enough to do and would save you boatloads of time in testing. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Johnson >Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 10:14 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [U2] 20 Digit Number > >General Question. A client has just taken on a new major >customer and we have to keep track of their product codes. >These codes are 20 numbers long with no real prefixing, >suffixing or patterns. > >Is there any way to abbreviate numbers. I know this is a weird >question but I know that I may be entering these codes >manually during the testing and/or installation phase of this >project and 20 numbers is a lot of typing. > >I've run out of ideas that simplify as most tend to complicate >matters. The users will eventually be using bar code, scanning >off of printed documents. As I develop, I will not have that benefit. > >I can calculator-enter numbers pretty effeciently given my >accounting background. But 20 digits is a lot. > >I'm open to any ideas even if to know there are none. > >Thanks in advance. >Mark Johnson >------- >u2-users mailing list >[email protected] >To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/175 - Release Date: >11/18/2005 >------- >u2-users mailing list >[email protected] >To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
