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How can I filter a database so that in the zip code field, a 5 digit zip code
is not unique from a duplicate record where the same record is listed but
with 9 digits?
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you'd want to have a column with =left(value,5) formula to look at only the
first 5 characters.

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How can I filter a database so that in the zip code field, a 5 digit zip code
is not unique from a duplicate record where the same record is listed but
with 9 digits?

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