Post Code Validation

[ZeroRam]

We are setting up a Catalog for a customer, and during testing the post code validation was set for the countries which have a post code mask, however, when tested the mask does not work i.e. it allows any characters or letters.

The people at Actinic are looking into it, but I need valid post code for search purposes, has anyone come accross the problem, and if so do you know a work round?

One other question, I've found a number of post code masks either not included or different formats to those in the DB, does anyone have a complete list or would it be useful to post what I have here?


thanks in advance


ps sorry if you see multiple posts, seems the board needs cookies, but didn't tell me!! :)

[cdicken]

Turns out (after some investigation at this end) that this feature only validates post-codes in the application after the order has been downloaded. It does not validate the post-codes online.

Needless to say, this has been added to the wish list.

[ZeroRam]

Just looking at the imput from the order forms, and I can't see where any validation takes place.

The orders (dummy at this time) still show invalid post codes. So I suppose my next question is how, or where does the validation take place, and what options are there to rectifiy or scan for correct ones?


Peter Oram

[cdicken]

Hmm.... After some more investigation, it turns out that this, in fact, was only originally implemented for when you input postcodes when creating Customer Accounts in Business.

There is a mistake in the documentation here which I can only apologise for (I'm the one who writes the documentation). THe ability to be able to validate post-codes online will be available in a future release of Actinic.

[ZeroRam]

In the light of what Chris has said above, as anyone had a good look at the code used by Actinic to generate the pages?

I'm still looking to validate the Post Code on line.

What we need to do is the following :-

1) Produce a different "Enter Address" page for each of the 21 world address formats (although we will most likely only be using 4 or 5).

2) Validate the Post code online using the existing (and updated information available) masks.

3) Print the Dispatch / Invoice sheet in the correct country format (we all live in hope!! :) )

Any help out there from those wonderful people (and I do include Actinic in this, since so far they have been very helpful, even if we've not yet solved the problem)


Regards


Peter Oram