[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Zip code - pre-populate

[Duimovich, George]

FWIW, we just used this free listing to pre-populate our code list
("zips.txt"): http://geocoder.ca/?freedata=1 But for our working list,
we've only extracted out the more commonly used codes in our patron
database (so subset of that full list).

If we had cleaner data, we could have used our own db to generate the
listing of zips.txt as starting point.

Nice feature - works well in the Staff Client.

George


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Kathy Lussier
Sent: May 6, 2011 10:54
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Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Zip code - pre-populate

Hi George,

We found this blog post helpful in setting it up:
http://dmagick.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/notes-on-installing-zipcode-info
rmation/

Kathy

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> [mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of 
> Duimovich, George
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 10:47 AM
> To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Zip code - pre-populate
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> In preparation for our 2.0.x upgrade, we are getting started on a few 
> things in dev environment.
> 
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=feature_list
_2_0 <http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?>
id=feature_list_2_0>
> "Zip code information can be added to a local table which will 
> pre-populate the City/State fields during patron registration. "
> 
> Is this in 2.0.4 -- if so, how to?  (don't seem to see what 
> table(s) needs to be populated).   Any Canadian shops already 
> have some data in their system to share. Presumably we could merge our

> entries to have pretty good coverage for the postal codes we cover 
> (most major Canadian cities in our case).
> 
> Thanks,
> George
> NRCan Library
> 
>