214-748-3647

The number is 214-748-3647, and as fate has it…somebody from Texas is very unlucky.

One of the sites I have been working on saves the phone numbers of condominiums to the database. Take a slight oversight on my part, mix in a improperly declared column type, and poof…you have phone numbers storing incorrectly.

What did I learn from this little fiasco? It seems that phone numbers should be stored as strings, and not integers. More importantly, I should never get a phone number that is 231 -1.

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  1. Tom
    June 18, 2009 at 6:14 am

    I am looking for American Engravers, Alliance Ohio. the phone number 214-748-3647 is on a Local search for American Engravers????

    Tom Park

  2. Tom
    June 18, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    I am looking for American Engravers, Alliance Ohio. the phone number 214-748-3647 is on a Local search for American Engravers????

    Tom Park

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