Zip-Code-Database

[Goran]

What do you need to make tehe Zip-Code-Database work for Sweden?

[FJ]

Hehe - just give me the data. AFAIK you cannot get the zip-code-tables from Sweden for free

[Goran]

http://www.posten.se/foretag/vara_tjans ... dex_v.jspv

Under "Sök postnummer" you can get the zip code using adress or "Postort " (town)

Under "Sök adress" you get the zip code using the Street adress

Under "Ladda ner postnummerkatalogen" you can download the entire catalogue...

Hope this helps!

[FJ]

Thanks for the links, but the database-format is not readable/encrypted

[Henke]

Sent you a list by mail

[FJ]

Very thanks for your Mail. It looks good.

By going throught the Excel-File i saw some duplicates. Please take a look at it and tell me what should be used as City and which Column should be used as State.

[Henke]

You only need the two first columns. No need for state

[FJ]

No need for State ? I think if we make this it should be work to 100%.

[Henke]

In sweden states are not used in addresses.
We have some analogy to states, but you wouldn't use it in an address
Anyhow, there is no such info in the file I sent you. The other data is for other purposes

Addresses are written like.

Firstname Lastname
Streetname number
105 10 STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN

[Or?]

In this french site you can get zip codes for belgium, france, luxembourg, suisse:
http://www.vbfrance.com/codes/CODES-POSTAUX-FSBL_34284.aspx
you have to click on thr glass icon on the right of the file (else you need to be registred to download the file, but you can copy/paste the text)

[Henke]

Hmm...
My post got censored...
The xxx is a word kinda oposite to digital...

[FJ]

@Oré: Your data-source showed me that many citys in france has the same zip-code. Is this correct ? Just want to be sure cause i think its unusual to use the same zip-code for a couple of citys.

[Or?]

@Oré: Your data-source showed me that many citys in france has the same zip-code. Is this correct ? Just want to be sure cause i think its unusual to use the same zip-code for a couple of citys.

Yes it's correct, because little cities in the countryside have the zip-code of a bigger city in proximity (for exemple, Vif is a city, the zip-code is 38450, and there are little cities with the same zip-code, like Les Saillant, Reymure...). But I don't think how to choose which has the priority

[FJ]

OK, please test the database with some citys you know and give feedback if everthing is OK. The list you get on more than one result is unsorted - this will be fixed in the next minor update.

[Henke]

Seems to work...
Except it says Schweden instead of Sweden (or maybe Sverige as we say in Sweden)

Nice!

/Henke

[Or?]

Great it works very well! But I don't know if you can traduce "Frankreich" to "France" (or make it change according to the current langage).
Thank you, you're the best

[Or?]

I just notice a litte thing: for exemple the zip-code of Viffort in France is 02540, but it displays 2540, the first "0" is missing...

[FJ]

Every Postcode in France have 5 digits ?

[Or?]

Yes, they have

[dutchstuff]

he first off all great programme you've got here.
There is only one thing missing, and that's the Dutch ZIP-Code-Database.
Maybe this sites can help.
http://www.postcode.nl

here you type de zip code our the town,address.

http://www.verhuisadvies.nl/postcodeoverzicht.html
I don't know if this is usefull but the 2 digits are the first 2 of 4 digit zip code.

address are written
name
address+ house number
zip code (4 numbers an 2 letters) town name
Netherlands(Nederland)

edit: I adjusted a xml file maybe this is even a better use.
the bigger towns have more zip codes that's why there is a begin and ending postcode(de codes in between count xxx well).
And the region number is when you want to call( you start with +31 then the number 23 and then the phone number)
and yes its correct that there are a few towns with the same name.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L5S9NUM0