With this demo you can build transparent address verification and ZIP+4 lookup into your own programs!
The Perfect Address Software Developer's Kit is a commercial program developed by Melissa which gives Windows programmers the tools needed to access the national mailing address database. Using these tools, programmers can build transparent address verification and ZIP+4 lookup into all types of Windows programs.
We license the mailing address database from the US Postal Service. It contains mailing address information covering more than 125 million addresses in the USA and its territories. Please note: this is a MAILING ADDRESS database; it DOES NOT contain the names or phone numbers of individuals. It does, however, contain about 750 thousand business names and addresses.
The full SDK production version contains:
- 32-bit and 64-bit Windows DLLs for access via Visual Basic, Access, dBase, Paradox, Delphi, C/C++, Alpha Five, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, etc.
- Programmer documentation (Adobe Acrobat PDF format)
- Sample programs written in various languages
- A header file for use with C compilers
- One address database for the entire USA and Puerto Rico
- 32-bit and 64-bit DLLs
- Programmer documentation
- Sample programs
- A header file for use with C compilers
- A sample address database for Orlando, Florida
REDISTRIBUTION
You may freely redistribute this demo version of the Perfect Address SDK in its entirety.
DISCLAIMER
THIS DEMONSTRATION PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND IS INTENDED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. Melissa ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF THIS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Melissa RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THE PERFECT ADDRESS SDK AND OR ANY OF ITS COMPONENT PARTS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION OF SUCH REVISIONS.
DEMONSTRATION VERSION LIMITATIONS
The address database is limited to Orlando, Florida.
INSTALLATION
Download file PASDKDMO.ZIP and save it to an empty folder on your hard drive. Then double-click on this file to start the installation process. You must extract all of the files in the zip archive to that same folder. Next, run DMOSETUP.EXE to complete the installation process.
DMOSETUP.EXE copies UNZDLL32.DLL, the search engine module, to your Windows folder and creates UNZDLL.INI in your Windows folder. This file directs the search engine to the folder containing the eight demo database files, Z1.DAT through Z8.DAT.
To uninstall, simply delete the Perfect Address SDK folder and delete the files UNZDLL32.DLL and UNZDLL.INI from your Windows folder.
SAMPLE PROGRAMS
Several sample programs provide examples for calling the Perfect Address DLL from a Windows program. Sample program ADDR32.EXE is a good program to use for testing the demo version. It can find addresses in the city of Orlando, Florida. You can also use sample program ZIPDEMO.EXE to find the city-state for any active 5-digit ZIP code in the entire USA.
The sample address database included with this demo version of the SDK covers only Orlando, Florida. For testing purposes you can verify the following Orlando addresses with ADDE32.EXE:
- 490 E South
- Orlando, FL
- 4800 Dacey Ct
- Orlando, FL
- 3298 Galaxy Way
- Orlando, FL
- 2100 Fairmont Circle
- 32837
- 1329 40th St Apt A
- Orlando, FL
- 1707 Orlando Central Pkwy Ste 100
- Orlando, FL
- PO Box 2769
- Orlando FL
- 14301 Peacock Springs Trl
- Orlando FL
ADDRESS DATABASE
We license the Perfect Address address database from the US Postal Service. Please note, however, that we have chosen NOT to qualify this product for postal discounts. The search engine and the database are NOT CASS-certified, and CANNOT be used to obtain postal bulk mail discounts. For that reason, our address database is not limited to a 60-day life, but can be used as long as you choose to use it. Address information does naturally change with time, and you will, most likely, wish to update the database to the latest information at some time in the future. But we place no usage or time restriction on access to the database.
ADDRESS RANGES
The US Postal Service address database often specifies an address range for a particular street or block face, especially in residential areas. For that reason the database usually does not list each house or apartment which may exist on a given block. In these cases the search engine verifies that a particular address falls within a valid range for the specified street and returns the correct ZIP+4, county name and FIPS code, and congressional district for that address, as well as calculating the Delivery Point Bar Code (DPBC) digits which should be used for mailing to that address.
ADDRESS VERIFICATION
The search engine accepts an address as two to four separate text strings, in this form:
Melissa Corporation
22382 Avenida Empresa
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Superfluous embedded spaces and punctuation characters are ignored and deleted by the search engine as part of the address standardization process.
The first line, if used, is reserved for a company name. The city-state-ZIP line (always the last line) need not be complete, and will be corrected, as necessary, to a USPS-approved city name. Either the ZIP code or the city-state can be missing. The search engine also corrects street name spelling, street prefix and suffix abbreviations, and standardizes addresses to USPS addressing standards.
After it processes an address, the search engine returns an error code describing the "correctness" of the address and any changes which were necessary. The calling program can then retrieve the corrected address, if necessary, and additional information about the address, such as ZIP+4, county name and FIPS code, congressional district, and Delivery Point Bar Code digits.
If an address cannot be verified or corrected, the search engine may return an error code indicating the existence of possible alternate address matches. The calling program can retrieve these addresses from the search engine for display to an operator who can make the final address selection.
ADDRESS MATCHING SPEED
Under varying, but real office conditions, we have measured the performance of our search engine to be from 7,500 addresses per hour to over 25,000 addresses per hour. The most critical performance factor is the computer hardware on which the SDK is running. For best results, use a high-speed CPU and hard drive. At today's hard drive prices, this is the best investment you can make. And for better speed, presort the address list into ZIP code order.
LICENSE FEES
| November 2024 data | Semiannual subscription* save up to 19% |
Quarterly** Subscription save up to 24% |
Monthly*** Subscription save up to 29% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Address SDK (includes one current address database): |
$299.00 | $379.00 | $519.00 | $1,049.00 |
| Updates or additional versions (requires prior SDK purchase): |
$99.00 | $159.00 | $299.00 | $839.00 |
* Semiannual subscription: Annual fee. You'll receive the November 2024 Perfect Address SDK now and a second version in six months.
ROYALTIES
** Quarterly subscription: Annual fee. You'll receive the latest Perfect Address SDK every three months for a full year, starting with November 2024.
*** Monthly subscription: Annual fee. You'll receive the latest Perfect Address SDK every month for a full year, starting with November 2024.
Prices subject to change without notice.
You may incorporate the Perfect Address Windows search engine into your application and distribute it as part of your product royalty-free. However, the Perfect Address Windows search engine works only with address databases from Melissa. You are prohibited from reproducing the SDK database. You can purchase additional database licenses from Melissa. We offer substantial discounts, based on quantity, and encourage VARs to resell the SDK at an appropriate price to their customers.
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