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Re: Writing A Proposal
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:55:24 GMT
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mattdm@SAYNOTOSPAMmattdm.org
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> > I intend to set up something so that scanning a Lego UPC automatically
> > enters it in LUGnet as part of my collection.
> That would be cool!!! :-s
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?
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| 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)
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| 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)
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