Canadian postal codes

The ca_postcode_fsa question type accepts three character responses that match to a known forward sortation area (FSA) in Canada.

1. What's the first half of your postal code?
type: ca_postcode_fsa

Details

ca_postcode_fsa creates a text input field that accepts responses in the format "[letter][digit][letter]".
When ca_postcode_fsa is used, hidden variables are automatically generated and filled with data corresponding to the province and region.
To create these hidden variables, the FSA code is "looked up" in system sheets as specified in the table below.
The variables generated are placed in the same chapter as the parent question. Include the chapter tag to change its location.
A question using ca_postcode_fsa does not require a maxlength tag or additional validations; these are built into the question type.

Below are the variables created and the system sheets used to auto-populate the province and region data, based on question Q1.

Variable	Description	System sheet name
Q1_PROV	The province or territory. For Ontario and Quebec, the first character further identifies a particular part of the province.	system.ca_postcode_province
Q1_REG	The region — West, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic, North.	system.ca_postcode_region

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