That's cool. I think it'll work. Maybe not for everything but I can post to Notepad and work backwards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Ferris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:44 AM Subject: RE: [U2] 20 Digit Number
> 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/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
