Date: Oct 6, 2006 22:46
> Hello.
>
> I'm pretty new to SQL Server (switching from Visual FoxPro).
>
> I'm developing a database that will store, amongst other things, names
> and addresses of people from all over the world (approx 100,000
> records). Up to now, I've always used a flat model of storing address
> data using fields:
>
> Address line 1
> Address line 2
> Town/City
> County/State
> Postcode/ZIP
> Country
>
> But this model doesn't cater very well for the intricacies of postal
> systems all over the world. There is also redundancy, particularly with
> fields Line2, County/State, Postcode/ZIP, which are not needed for many
> countries. ...
| 
