> >Brian Barker wrote: > >>Mind you, ZIP data should probably all be text, in fact.
bg: > >That's an intriguing notion. Since ZIPs only ever consist of > >numbers, why would it be preferable to store them as text? So as to > >avoid confusion with "real" numbers? Brian: > Oh, because they are not numbers <snip> consider Boston's Symphony Hall, > with 02115: that leading zero is insignificant in a number, bg: Now I get it - being such a West Coaster I had completely forgotten that there were ZIPs that began with zeroes. I can see now the accuracy of the statement "they are not numbers". Although ironically if the sorter dropped the leading zero and placed 2115 at the front of the list, that's exactly where I'd want it anyway :-) Thanks, Brewster -- *********************************************************************** Embrace a sharing community of sustainable justice low-carbon diversity *********************************************************************** W. Brewster Gillett [email protected] Portland, OR USA *********************************************************************** Simply because you don't like to hear it, that doesn't make it untrue. *********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
