Sentences Datatype collection

Allows the recording of the UK post codes as allocated by the Royal Mail.

Formatting Options

The code is displayed in the format 'AB12 3CD', in capitals with a single space between the district code and sector code.

Validation

The code must be entered as 'AB12 3CD' where:-

AB is the area code, which must be 1 or 2 letters
12 is the district code, which must be either 1 number, 2 numbers or 1 number followed by 1 letter
3 is the sector code, which must be 1 number
CD is the unit code, which must be 2 letters

A space between the district code and the sector code is optional. If it is not entered, however, it will be inserted.

Class Name

uk.co.fscomputing.datatypes.Postcode

Allows the recording of the UK National Insurance numbers as allocated by the UK government.

Formatting Options

The number can be displayed in the either the format 'AB123456C', or with spaces in the format 'AB 12 34 56 C'. Letters are displayed in capitals.

Validation

The code must be entered as 'AB123456C', that is:-

Any spaces entered are ignored.

Class Name

uk.co.fscomputing.datatypes.NINumber

Allows the recording of the registered numbers for UK companies as allocated by Companies House.

Formatting Options

The number is displayed as entered. Letters are displayed in capitals.

Validation

The number must be entered as either:-

Class Name

uk.co.fscomputing.datatypes.CompRegNo

Copy the fsdatatypes_1-0.jar file to a directory that Sentences can access, such as <install_dir>\WebApplication.
Add the jar file to the Java classpath that Sentences is using. For Tomcat, this means adding the path and file name to the SENTENCES_USER_PATHS environment variable in the <tomcat_install_dir>\bin\tomcat.bat file.
Add the relative URL of the jar file to the JarFiles section of the server.properties file.
Add the required class names to the Datatypes section of the Server.Properties file.

For more information please refer to the Sentences User's Guide.

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