Zip-Code-Database

Geke · Beitrag von **Geke** » Do 12. Jul 2007, 12:58

How do I use the Zip-Code-Database, is it "stand alone" or do I use it through MPE?

/Geke

Beitrag von FJ » Do 12. Jul 2007, 13:15

Its used throught MyPhoneExplorer

Beitrag von FJ » Sa 14. Jul 2007, 22:21

@dutchstuff: Very thanks for the Excel-File. I will look what i con do. But one question: The postcode on a adress looks like "1234AB" - so the first four digits are for the city and the two letters are for a part of the city ?

Climber · Beitrag von **Climber** » So 4. Nov 2007, 15:18

Oré hat geschrieben: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...

The same is the case for Oslo, Norway. All zip codes in Norway is four digits, and all "normal" zip codes in Oslo starts with 0.
When I write a zip code that starts with 0, it's not recognized by MPE.

Gast · Beitrag von **Gast** » Sa 29. Dez 2007, 11:19

FJ hat geschrieben:Its used throught MyPhoneExplorer

But how do you use it? And for what? I see no reference to it either in the menus or the options.

Beitrag von FJ » Sa 29. Dez 2007, 12:03

If MPE uses the library you can type a postcode in the contact-edit-dialog and MPE will fill in City, State, Country automatically. This works also if you type in the city and it accepts also wildcards.

Bert · Beitrag von **Bert** » Di 1. Jan 2008, 14:40

The Dutch ZIP-codes are build like this:
first digit: e.g. "9" is meant for a region (Groningen and Drenthe)
second digit: e.g. "4" is for the city or village. In this example "Assen"
third digit: e.g "0" is for the neighbourhood
fourth digit: e.g. "1" is for a a part of the neighbourhood
first character: e.g. "A" is the street
second character: e.g. "B" is a collection of houses. Usually up to fifteen or twenty houses.

regards

Beitrag von FJ » Di 1. Jan 2008, 14:46

OK, thankyou for this information

Augenia · Beitrag von **Augenia** » Do 3. Jan 2008, 19:51

Some additional information concerning the Dutch zip-codes:
You can tell the name of the street using the zipcode and the housenumber. However there's a change needed (separate street and housenumber into separate fields)

Beitrag von FJ » Do 3. Jan 2008, 20:16

@Augenia:
Basicly a good idea BUT:
1. where i should get the data for this
2. if i would have this data i think the database would be very big (and slow)

Augenia · Beitrag von **Augenia** » Do 3. Jan 2008, 20:27

Hi FJ

I think you are right (about a slow database). Furthermore I don't think we can get this data for free.