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 specifically for use in MapPoint North America; it is for illustration purposes only.