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  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
(...) That would be cool!!! :-s --Todd (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
(...) Luckily, it looks like Lego uses the set # as the last part of the UPC. At least from the sets I looked at -- are there cases where this isn't true? (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
Allow me to point out the (un)obvious... UPC = Universal Product Code where the leading 0 means general merchandise there is an additional lead character but I forget the detail (something like 3 means pharmacutical) five characters to the left of (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
(...) Right. I'm curious to know if item number *always* corresponds to set number. (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
Yes, there are cases where this is not true. Sets using 00428840 as the company identifier follow with the set number and checksum digit. However, Lego has another company identifier which is 57020109 followed by the set number and checksum digit. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
To follow-up on my own post, I do most of my shopping at the LEGO Outlet Store in Potomac Mills Mall, Woodbridge, Virginia, and scan the codes on the packages using a Wasp bar code reader directly into a relational database table from which I (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Writing A Proposal
 
(...) Ugh, that's what I was afraid of. This means it would be really nice to have the info in the lugnet database .... (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.database)

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