Re: Address validation API's for PHP

Someone needs to smack Robert. He's off on a tangent again. ;-P On 6/13/07, Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote:

On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 07:45 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: Good morning group, I am doing some searching and researching but I also know that this world famous group may have some insight and resources that I can benefit from. Your wish shall be answered. You can prevent dangling prepositions, such as the one above, by rearranging your sentence a little. "I am doing some searching and researching but I also know that this world famous group may have some insight and resources that I can benefit from." Would become: "I am doing some searching and researching but I also know that this world famous group may have some insight and resources that from which I can benefit."

If you want to be technical, Cummings.... "I have been searching and researching, but I am aware that this world-famous group may be able to offer some insight and resources from which I may benefit."

I am looking for an address validation database and API to use with our retail applications (does not have to be free). I would prefer to be able to buy data according to postal code. I will likely use AJAX to take an address that is input into the system and find a similar or better address and then offer the user the opportunity to use the returned address or the one that they put into the system. You have all seen this in operation if you use maps.google.com when it does not flat out recognize the address. Is anyone aware of anything like this that they can point me to? Similarly... "Is anyone aware of anything like this that they can point me to?" Would become: "Is anyone aware of anything like this to which they can point me?"

.... and.... "Is anyone aware of a similar system or database?"

As to your actual question... no idea :)

Honestly, me either. I've built ZIP-code-to-longitude/latitude points, but nothing with address suggestion. Jay, are you also looking for the PLUS+4 ZIP code information? Is it possible that the USPS (if you're looking for US addresses) has a free or low-cost API?

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