Address parsing questions

[abc123]

1)How do we use the CONVERT action to parse an address as:

123 Maple A 1
where:
123: HN1
Maple : SN1
A : (Typo! Should be converted to Ave and then ST1)
1: UV1

2)Where in the.PAT file do I add this code?

3)Is there any way to do this through the GUI, that is, the conversion from A to Ave?

Thanks to anyone who responds.

[ray.wurlod]

Through the GUI only via a rules override.

[abc123]

But how would you tell QS this:

"Interpret A as Ave in this situation"?

[stuartjvnorton]

But how would you tell QS this:

"Interpret A as Ave in this situation"?

Putting something like this in the PAT file would do specifically what you asked:

^ | + | I="A" | ^ | $
copy [1] {HN1}
copy [2] {SN1}
copy "AVE" {ST1}
copy [4] {UV1}
retype [1] 0
retype [2] 0
retype [3] 0
retype [4] 0

but this is very specific for the question you originally raised: I don't know how useful that would be.

Alternatively, you could retype the "A"

^ | + | I="A" | ^ | $
retype [3] T "AVE"

Again, specific to the situation, but all this does is change the "A" to "AVE" and retype it as a street type, so then the normal rules could process it.

Not sure if this is the best way to do it though.
More experienced people here might have a much easier or better way.

Cheers,
Stuart.

[ray.wurlod]

Is it really Avenue, or is it Apt (Apartment)? That it is followed by a 1 (which you're putting in UV1) suggests the latter. Perhaps this particular A (in this particular pattern) needs to go into UT1 in the xxADDR rule set)? You need to determine that before you can accurately address the conversion.

[stuartjvnorton]

Is it really Avenue, or is it Apt (Apartment)? That it is followed by a 1 (which you're putting in UV1) suggests the latter. Perhaps this particular A (in this particular pattern) needs to go into U ...

abc123, my stuff will do what you ask, but Ray's got a darn good point here...