Old Address Format Registry entry

Specifies whether addresses are stored using the same data structure as Canada Post postal data (false) or whether an old address format is used in which the whole address is stored as a single field (true).

Note: Only used in Canadian Registries.

Addresses stored in the Canada Post postal database are broken into component parts (e.g. Street Number, Suite Number, Street Name, etc.), each of which is stored in a separate field. When using Canada Post postal data, it is best to have input data fields that match those used by Canada Post. The default case of the Old Address Format Registry entry is false, and assumes that addresses are recorded in the same format as Canada Post postal data. If the entry is set to true, any processing assumes that the address is condensed into a single address field, e.g 604/455 East Boundary Road, and that some parsing of the address is required.

Usage

This Registry entry is assigned to groups:

KeyGroupGroup
Key 1 GroupGroup
Key 2 groupDefault
Key 3 TableTable
Key 4 tableDefault
Key 5 Old Address Format
Value boolean
GroupgroupTabletableOld Address Formatboolean
GroupDefaultTableDefaultOld Address Formatboolean

where:

boolean

is true (the address fields in your database do not match the fields used by the Canada Post postal database) or false (the address fields in your database do match the fields used by the Canada Post postal database).

Note: If this entry is not present, a setting of false is assumed.

Example

This entry specifies that the address fields in your database do not match the fields used by the Canada Post postal database:

KeySetting
Key 1 Group
Key 2 Default
Key 3 Table
Key 4 Default
Key 5 Old Address Format
Value true