Build History:Phone Object

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Build 2288

Released May 2014

  • No Changes


Build 2214

Released July 2013

Interface Changes
  • New mdGlobalPhone interface added to the Phone Object library. This is separate and will not interfere with the current mdPhone interface. Please reference the manual for details.
Functionality Changes
  • New Global Phone functionality. Please reference the manual for details.
Data File Changes
  • Added Global Phone data to the disc.


Build 2149

Release March 2013

  • No Change


Build 2057

Released September 2012

Data Quality Suite Global Changes
  • Linux Installer - setup.sh has been deprecated. It now points to main_setup.sh
  • Sample Code - Added PL/SQL wrappers
Functionality Changes
  • Legacy license strings can no longer be used to initialize the object. The new license structure is now required.


Build 1974

Released April 2012

  • No Changes


Build 1960

Released March 2012

  • No Changes


Build 1895

Released December 2011

  • No Changes


Build 1876

Released October 2011

  • No Changes


Build 1816

Released July 2011

  • No Changes


Build 1766

Released April 2011

  • No Changes


Build 1730

Released February 2011

  • No Changes


Build 1663

Released September 2010

  • No Changes


Build 1609

Released June 2010

  • No Changes


Build 1567

Released March 2010

New Functionality
  • Added toll free numbers: Phone Object now support lookups for toll free 800, 866, 877, and 888 numbers.
Bug Fix
  • Fixed detection of splits in CorrectAreaCode() method: Fixed a bug that prevent the detection of splits when using the CorrectAreaCode() method instead of the Lookup() method.


Build 1472

Released October 2009

New Functionality
  • New data files: mdPhone.dat and mdPhone.idx. New data files have been added to Phone Object to enable validation of phone numbers down to the 7 and 10 digit level instead of the 6 digit level it did before.
Interface Change
  • New Results Property: The new Results property replaces the Status and Error properties. It also contains information about Exchange Type [land line vs cell vs voip] and Phone Type [residence vs business vs home office]. Please see the manual for all available codes and details.


Build 1461

Released September 2009

New Functionality
  • Phone Object can now validate the phone number down to the 7 and 10 digit level instead of the 6 digit level it did before.
  • Phone Object can append [land line, cell, or voip] information about the phone number if it is validated to the 7 digit level.
  • Phone object can append [home, business, or home office] information about the phone number if it is validated to the 10 digit level.
  • All of these new features use a new Results property, which replaces the Status and Error Code properties.
Please reference the guide for more details.
  • Two new phone object data files (mdPhone.dat and mdPhone.idx) have been added.


Build 1352

Released August 2008

  • Phone Object is now available for multiple platforms ie: Linux, Solaris, HPUX and AIX using shared object technology.
  • Phone Object for Windows now ships with a new standard DLL library “mdPhone.dll“ in addition to the COM Object “PhoneObj.dll.“


Build 1189

Released September 2007

  • Phone Object now uses mdAddr.dat instead of MP4.dat. The zipnpa.txt file requirement stays the same.


Build 161

Released July 2004

  • Fixed multiple matching problem with a tie-breaker algorithm.
  • Improved the radius calculations within 15 miles.


Build 160

Released October 2003

  • Fixed to replace the invalid area code problem.


Build 153

Released May 2003

  • Routine recompile with minor changes