I had in mind an automated check for valid
postcodes. Many (but not I think all)
British postcodes have the form
<letters><number(s)><space><number><letters>
Outside Stata many list members will
know ways of specifying valid forms,
for example through some regular expression
syntax.
Nick
[email protected]
Seb Buechte
> what do you exactly mean. Checking for the validity in terms of a
> code fullfilling the requirements of a certain nations postcodes e.g.
> German postcodes contain only 5 digits. Or do you mean checking wether
> a specific code does not only look like a postcode but is also a real
> one?
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