[Year 12 IT Apps] Data type for postcode

[Mark]

Phone numbers will never have arithmetic done to them, but I'm sure
postcodes will - to find neighbouring regions, for example, for mailouts.


On 30 May 2013 09:18, Mark Scott <msc at luther.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> There is a quite simple rule that I teach my students****
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> Data is formatted as a number only if it might be used in a formula.****
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> Postcodes and phone numbers won’t ever be used in a formula so they are
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Mark Kelly
mark AT vceit DOT com
http://vceit.com
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