Re: null as part of key?

From: George Barbour <gbarbour_at_csc.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:22:14 +0100
Message-ID: <3bd587fb$1@pull.gecm.com>

For state "England", country UK? mayhaps? Mine state "Scotland", country UK?
just a thought

George Barbour

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:3bd535b4$0$236$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> "Van Messner" <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message
> news:tt9ee91hs1em62_at_corp.supernews.com...
> > Just about every country has some political division that functions as a
> > state does in the US = they're just not called "states".
>
> True. However they may not be applicable to all situations. For example I
> work (and used to live) in Bristol in the United Kingdom. The
administrative
> unit in the UK which is closest to the US State is a County. However
Bristol
> is not in any county (or rather the city and the county of Bristol are
> coterminant so there is only one relevant authority the City Council).
> Moreover in many online address entry forms this meansd I am *required* to
> enter my address as ...Bristol,Bristol,UK. Only a bit irritating. Also not
> all postal codes follow the US Zip format either.
>
>
> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK
>
>
Received on Tue Oct 23 2001 - 10:22:14 CDT