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Re: data definition

• To: Michael Wilson <wilsonmc@m...>
• Subject: Re: data definition
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 12:37:52 -0400
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
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Michael Wilson scripsit:
> This is probably a simple stupid question, so here goes.  Is there a standardized definition for the characterics of an address in xml?

Actually it's a deep and complex issue.  Internationally speaking, addresses
are so varied that you probably can't say much more than

	element address {
		element line {text}+,
		element country {text}
		}

and expect it to work.  There is nothing more annoying than a form which
makes postal codes mandatory, for example, even when you specify a country
in which they aren't used, or aren't universally used.

The X.500 standard for online directories says that a postal address can't have
more than 6 lines, and does not treat the country name specially.

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