My database contains business names and addresses in separate fields (name, address, city, zip code, state, country)
Now I have to build the address block for labels.
If there were just US addresses it would be easy but a business can be located in any country with the problem being
that countries require the block to be build in a specific way (order of city, state, zip code).
In some cases a particular section has to be upper case as well.
Of course I can build it manually in a memo field but the with chance of something easily going wrong I like to automate it.
It does mean the same info will be stored twice which is basically a no no.
I'm thinking of making a separate table with records for all possible layouts and use those as a source for a memo field in
the business table. However I can't oversee if that would work alright or not.
Or should there be a way to generate the blocks on the fly?
Can anyone of you shine a light over this problem? All ideas and comments will be greatly appreciated.
Catalina
Now I have to build the address block for labels.
If there were just US addresses it would be easy but a business can be located in any country with the problem being
that countries require the block to be build in a specific way (order of city, state, zip code).
In some cases a particular section has to be upper case as well.
Of course I can build it manually in a memo field but the with chance of something easily going wrong I like to automate it.
It does mean the same info will be stored twice which is basically a no no.
I'm thinking of making a separate table with records for all possible layouts and use those as a source for a memo field in
the business table. However I can't oversee if that would work alright or not.
Or should there be a way to generate the blocks on the fly?
Can anyone of you shine a light over this problem? All ideas and comments will be greatly appreciated.
Catalina