MapInfo Products KnowledgeBase

Product: MapInfo Professional
Version: 8.5
Platform: Citrix; Windows 2003 Server Enterprise; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Home SP1A; Windows XP Home SP2; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional 64 - 32 Bit Mode; Windows XP Professional SP 1A; Windows XP Professional SP 2; Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Category: Geocoding Services

Summary:
Setting the output options for Service Geocoding (MapInfo Professional v8.5).

Question:
Setting the output options for Service Geocoding (MapInfo Professional v8.5).

Answer:

Many of the output options are the same as the input options, so when the definition is the same, they are not repeated.

To set the output options for table-based service geocoding:

1. Complete the instructions in Geocoding a Table using a Geocoding Service-->MapInfo Products Knowledge Base to display the Geocode Properties dialog box, Output tab.



2. Click the Output tab to specify the names of the output columns for the geocoded data.

Output Table Name
Specifies the output table you selected in the Geocode Using Server dialog box. This field is read only.

Update Input Columns with Output Values
Select this check box to replace the address column entries in the input table with the geocoded results from the service. Clear this check box to place the results in new columns. This option is only available when the input and output tables are the same.

CAUTION: Consider carefully before selecting this option. If the geocoding server does not find an exact match, you may lose input data.

Country
Places the country result to be placed into a column in the output table. This is most useful when the geocode request contains addresses from several countries.

Result Code
Directs the service to place the result code for each input address in this column.

Longitude (X)
Directs the service to place the longitude value in this column.

Latitude (Y)
Directs the service to place the latitude value in this column.

Create Points in Output Table
Select this check box to add the point geometries to the output table. Clear this check box to ignore the point geometries.

Add Columns
Use this button to add fields to the output table using the Modify Table Structure dialog box. This is useful when you want to set the Result Code, the Longitude, or the Latitude but the output table does not contain these columns.

Save Settings to Output Table Metadata
Select this check box to save the geocoding settings to the metadata in the output table you specified.

3. When you have completed these selections and entries, you are ready to select other geocoding settings or click Geocode to begin the geocoding process. See:

• Setting the Advanced Output Options for Service Geocoding-->MapInfo Products Knowledge Base
• Setting the Table Options for Service Geocoding-->MapInfo Products Knowledge Base
• Setting the Common Options for Service Geocoding-->MapInfo Products Knowledge Base

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