AddressDoctor® - developer (COM libraries)

Intelligent address management for your own applications

Almost every legacy application needs functions to store and process addresses. In our global economy the need to deal with international addresses increases. But how do you handle them properly? How about something new? Something to verify and correct international addresses? Wouldn't that be useful?

Forget about learning the ins and outs of global addresses and turn to AddressDoctor® - developer. It can be seamlessly integrated into your own applications and consists of software and data. So addressing for Brazil is suddenly easy. And for Argentina, Chile, Columbia, .

What is AddressDoctor® - developer?

AddressDoctor® - developer is a collection of software libraries with a COM interface (available as DLL and EXE). They offer fault tolerant search and verification functions for worldwide addresses. With little effort you can implement lookup functions for postal codes and localities. With only one function call it is possible to verify complete addresses and to correct them if necessary. Another call will result in a properly formatted address according to that country's specification.

Along with the libraries you receive up to 8 CD-ROMs with the global data for redistribution.

Data from 200 countries of the world

Like all AddressDoctor® products, AddressDoctor® - developer is based on a comprehensive reference database from 200 countries and territories that has been compiled over a long period of time.

As it is certain that there are changes somewhere on this world, constant updates make sure that the databases stay up to date. It is your decision, how often you would like to receive updated files.

The reference file of AddressDoctor® is unique worldwide. It contains detailed street directories for more than 40 countries and postal code information for more than 100 countries. Such a comprehensive reference file will ensure high quality address verification in your application.

How to distribute an application that uses AddressDoctor® - developer

After completing your application, you simply add the required redistributable runtime files to your application setup and install them together with your application. If you do not want to modify your setup program, you may use installation program supplied with AddressDoctor®.

If you have space available on your distribution media, you simply add the AddressDoctor® databases. Otherwise you may obtain inexpensive media (CD-ROM) for distribution with your application.

Search functionality

AddressDoctor® - developer offers fault tolerant search functions for

An easy to use object model allows you to use the results of your query as a starting point for a new query. The fault tolerance can be adjusted to your needs.

Validation functionality

The unique address object of AddressDoctor® - developer is a powerful tool for the correction of addresses. Instead of using the search engine to look for streets, postcodes and localities separately, you simply assign all known components to the address object's properties.

The address object has the build in power to analyze and process your input. With just one function call you check the address and look at the automatically generated suggestions.

Additional function calls allow you to properly format the address to the specifics of a country. Including the proper positioning of the postcode, province and the house number.

Licensing

To use AddressDoctor® - developer you buy a development kit that entitles you to integrate the functionality of AddressDoctor® in your own applications. For each distributed application a runtime license is required.

Who needs AddressDoctor® - developer?

AddressDoctor® - developer is the ideal tool for everybody that has to deal with addresses. Due to its broad range of functions it is particularly suitable for

System requirements

AddressDoctor® - developer contains sample code for use with C++, VBScript and Visual Basic. It was also tested with Delphi, Java, Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes.

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More Information ist available in the help files. Please download them from our download pages.


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