ParseStreetAddress method

Parses an address from a string into an address with constituent parts: street, city, other city, region, country, and postal code, depending on the address. Returns a StreetAddress object.

Applies to

Objects:  Map

Syntax

object.ParseStreetAddress(Address)

Parameters

Part	Description
object	Required. An expression that returns a Map object.
Address	Required String. The address to parse.

Remarks

Only addresses in the following countries can be parsed:

Description	Version
Austria	MapPoint Europe
Belgium	MapPoint Europe
Canada	MapPoint North America
Denmark	MapPoint Europe
Finland (Helsinki)	MapPoint Europe
France	MapPoint Europe
Germany	MapPoint Europe
Italy	MapPoint Europe
Luxembourg	MapPoint Europe
Norway (Olso area)	MapPoint Europe
Netherlands	MapPoint Europe
Portugal	MapPoint Europe
Spain	MapPoint Europe
Sweden	MapPoint Europe
Switzerland	MapPoint Europe
United Kingdom	MapPoint Europe
United States	MapPoint North America

To find an address on the map, use the FindAddressResults method on the Map object.

Example

    Sub FindAddressFromString()


  Dim objApp As New MapPoint.Application
  Dim objMap As MapPoint.Map
  Dim strAddress As String
  Dim objSA As MapPoint.StreetAddress


  'Set up the application
  Set objMap = objApp.ActiveMap
  objApp.Visible = True
  objApp.UserControl = True


  'Set a string, then parse it
  strAddress = "1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA"
  Set objSA = objMap.ParseStreetAddress(strAddress)


  'Now search on this address and return first result
  MsgBox "First found address: " + objMap.FindAddressResults(objSA.Street, _
    objSA.City, , objSA.Region).Item(1).Name


  End Sub

Note  This sample code is specific for use in MapPoint North America; it is for illustration purposes only.