Is there a standard for storing normalized phone numbers in a database?

Question

What is a good data structure for storing phone numbers in database fields? I\'m looking for something that is flexible enough to handle international numbers, and also som

Answer 1

Ok, so based on the info on this page, here is a start on an international phone number validator:

function validatePhone(phoneNumber) {
    var valid = true;
    var stripped = phoneNumber.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ \+\x]/g, '');    

    if(phoneNumber == ""){
        valid = false;
    }else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
        valid = false;
    }else if (stripped.length > 40) {
        valid = false;
    }
    return valid;
}

Loosely based on a script from this page: http://www.webcheatsheet.com/javascript/form_validation.php