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Paul Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:27:03 -0400
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Hi,

	Late to the party, but how was the fact that there are 42 zips  
crossing state lines determined?

	You can have a look at this data if you like and see if it's helpful.

files.me.com/paulskinner/bq3ry6

P

On Mar 21, 2009, at 1:10 AM, John Baltutis wrote:

> On 3/20/09, "Stockly, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> That means that this project is doomed to failure in those 42  
>>> cases - unless
>> Ed is prepared to check for every locality in those 42 zip codes -
>>
>> I could use the first 4 digits.
>>
>> Obviously the java script I got of the internet was fatally flawed,  
>> but I
>> could use the same logic to cover all exceptions with with a  
>> slightly larger
>> list that shouldn't take much longer to run.
>>
>> I just hope the file I'm using is more accurate that the Javascript  
>> site's
>> source code.
>
> Alternatively, you could query <http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp 
> > and
> parse the answer for the state.

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