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Posted: **Mon May 13, 2019 10:37 am**

Hello,

i have one question about patent register. I try to get application's register with python.

Everything is working great. But i have one question about Application number. At the response, i get the application number without (".digit").

At register page for example ; "15150367.9"
Response : "15150367"

How can i reach the full number like register?

Best Regards,

Mehmet Baturay

Posted: **Tue May 14, 2019 6:08 am**

Hi,

Unfortunately, we don't include the check digit into OPS. We only offer serial number, up to the digit.

Regards,
Vesna for OPS support

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:13 pm**

Hi,
why do you not calculate the checkdigit yourself from the 8 digits of the application number?
A simple routine in VB.NET looks like this:

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Public Function CheckDigit(ByVal strAn As String) As String
        Dim ret As Integer = 0
        If strAn.Length <> 8 Then
            Throw New Exception("Wrong input: " & strAn)
        End If
        Dim an(8) As Integer
        For i = 1 To 8
            an(i) = Val(Mid(strAn, i, 1))
            If i Mod 2 = 0 Then an(i) = an(i) * 2
        Next
        Dim crosssum As Integer = 0
        For i = 1 To 8
            If an(i) >= 10 Then
                an(i) = an(i) - 10
                crosssum += 1
                crosssum += an(i)
            Else
                crosssum += an(i)
            End If
        Next
        ret = 10 - crosssum Mod 10
        If ret = 10 Then ret = 0
        Return Format(ret, "0")
    End Function

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