>What is the best way of handling phone numbers in fields.
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>I initialy thought to have a char field and just place a number in it.
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>ex:
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>8005551212
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>then use an input mask and format (xxx) xxx-xxxx ext. xxxxxxxxx to display the number to the user.
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>OR
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>should I store the ()- in the field itself.
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>Thanks for any help.

Because the formats can change, I would just store the numbers.
Place an 'R' in the format property.

HTH

Dan