----------------------------------- octopi Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:43 pm I need your postal codes ----------------------------------- Hey, I need a few valid postal codes to test my program out, so let me have them. No fakes please (And don't think your smart by telling me that a valid postal code is LNL NLN, or any shit like that, I need postal codes people acctually use/exist.) Or feel free to enter it yourself at: http://octopi.kyed.com/postal/index.php Keep in mind a postal code could be considered sensitive information, if your not comfortable having people know where you live, don't post it on the internet. ----------------------------------- Paul Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:23 pm ----------------------------------- it works, no street names yet though. ----------------------------------- octopi Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:25 pm ----------------------------------- Hey, paul what was your postal code? The only new one I see is N2L1Y4 and there is a listing for streets for that postal code. http://octopi.kyed.com/postal/index.php?postalcd=N2L1Y4 ----------------------------------- Paul Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:27 pm ----------------------------------- Well, when I actually type it in, it only shows "other", plus that was my old postal code, which contains "Austin Drive", but it only shows park street, when I click the link. ----------------------------------- Catalyst Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:17 am ----------------------------------- yay! my postal had my street n0r1a0 ----------------------------------- octopi Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:19 am ----------------------------------- WOW, did it ever around 120 http://octopi.kyed.com/postal/index.php?postalcd=N0R1A0 ----------------------------------- Cervantes Sat Jul 17, 2004 6:19 am ----------------------------------- um, it said it addde 44.5 streets? how can that be? :think: my street was on there. ----------------------------------- octopi Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:31 am ----------------------------------- ya, no, it said it approx. 44.5 streets. ----------------------------------- Amailer Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:13 am ----------------------------------- Nice, it works the L4C2W1 :D how did you get the data? ----------------------------------- Paul Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:57 am ----------------------------------- I guess the data isn't very good for small postal codes in small places like waterloo. ----------------------------------- octopi Sat Jul 17, 2004 4:25 pm ----------------------------------- Paul, is mail addressed to a PO box, or is it addressed to your home address? If your postal code belongs to a PO then it won't show a street name. I don't know why it doesn't work for you, very odd....I probally live in a smaller town then you, and it works for me. ----------------------------------- Paul Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:09 pm ----------------------------------- its my home address... I've actually tried my previous postal code and mine right now, and none of them show my street. I've also input one for a town in Quebec, it shows the town name, but no streets either... saint-jean-chrysostome. ----------------------------------- rizzix Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:53 pm ----------------------------------- hmm what r u using a webservice? ----------------------------------- Paul Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:55 pm ----------------------------------- me? If it is me, then sympatico adsl. ----------------------------------- octopi Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:35 pm ----------------------------------- It now does numerical verification (It verifys the number of the address falls within the valid range for the street.) ----------------------------------- rizzix Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:39 pm ----------------------------------- seriously.. i'm bugged heh.. how do u do that. nice stuff. u always come out with the innovative stuff. ----------------------------------- octopi Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:41 pm ----------------------------------- it uses canadapost.ca's website first time a postal code is entered, it goes to canada post grabs the data, and stores it in my database, to minimize connections to there site. All times after the initial time the postal code is requested its loaded from my db, the rest is just manipulating the data.