Message: 16 Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:16:06 -0500 From: Ken Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: ANN Getting Nine digit zip codes To: Use Revolution List <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
On 4/15/05 8:07 AM, "Jim Hurley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My thanks to all who have taken the time to take the time, i.e. report the time to run Getting bar codes.
It looks like this is quite viable for large DB, if one has broad band--or patience.
If you want something faster, you can always download a static Zip Code DB - there are many out there, even some that have subscriptions. Here's a free one:
http://www.thedigitalmapstore.com/Free_Stuff/ZIP_Code_Database/zip_code_data base.html
HTH,
Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ken,
Definitely interested. Does this give the nine digit code? I got an error message from your line: "404 not found." Now that's cryptic.
I did find some zip codes at http://www.thedigitalmapstore.com/Free_Stuff/ZIP_Code_Database/
They appear to be the 5 digit codes.
What I'm trying to do is generate some barcodes for my neighborhood association to cut mailing costs, so I already have the 5 digit codes. But to get USPS pre-sorted discount I need to get the expanded code from 5 digit code to the nine digit code from the USPS web site. Using Run Rev's "post" to myAddreessesAnd5digitZipCodes to the USPS url I get the 9 digit zip for each 5 digit zip. Fortunately I only need to do this once so the speed is not so important.
I've got the barcode font now and it looks like I can produce the barcoded labels within Run Rev. (A little anxious about the printing precision required to print labels.) There is some coding to get the barcode. You need to add the last two letters of the address to the zip and a checksum at the end. Pretty simple.
I think this sort of thing might be generally useful. There are lots of services that do this, and lots of software, but at a price. But who needs them? We have Run Rev. A TOOL FOR ALL SEASONS!
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