Can't create address locator in 10

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01-25-2011 04:40 AM
DanPrice
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Cannot Create address locator
I am trying to create an address locator that I had created in versions before 10. First, I tried rebuilding my original address locator from 9.3.1 & ArcToolbox crashed.  I deleted it & just tried to create a new one in ArcToolbox 10, but it will not.  Now Im up the creek with out a geocoder.

I am using a "US Address - Single house" style.  I need to do address searches & geocode addresses based on dbf created by my organization

My reference data is a point shapefile for my address points & Im using it as a primary table. The data looks like this for example:

Example: 255 N Cimmaron Rd W

Where:
255 = House Number
N = Prefix direction
Cimmaron = Street Name
Rd = Suffix Type
W = Suffix Direction

This is how it looks as far as data fields are titled:

255 = House Number = STNUM
N = Prefix direction = STDIR
Cimmaron = Street Name = STNAME
Rd = Suffix Type = STTYPE
W = Suffix Direction = STSUFFIX

I do not need CITY or ZIP or STATE as I am in a place that is within one city name, Zip, & state.

This is how I would go about creating address locators in previous ArcToolbox versions & always had success.

When I try, it wont work & the box pops up to send an error report.

Here is the python error msg:
arcpyCreateAddressLocator_geocoding("US Address - Single House","//Volgis/gis/Basemap/address_points.shp 'Primary Table'","'Feature ID' FID VISIBLE NONE;'*House Number' STNUM VISIBLE NONE;'Prefix Direction' STPREFIX VISIBLE NONE;'Prefix Type' <None> VISIBLE NONE;'*Street Name' STNAME VISIBLE NONE;'Suffix Type' STTYPE VISIBLE NONE;'Suffix Direction' STSUFFIX VISIBLE NONE;'City or Place' <None> VISIBLE NONE;'ZIP Code' <None> VISIBLE NONE;State <None> VISIBLE NONE;'Additional Field' <None> VISIBLE NONE;'Altname JoinID' <None> VISIBLE NONE","//Volgis/gis/Basemap/address_points_CreateAddress")

Im not sure what's going on but I need to resolve this because no users can search for addresses.  I tried creating it in with different names & different file locations with no luck.  I know it's has to be something simple.

Thanks in advance!
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DanPrice
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Dan you Dumba$$
You re-created your address points shapfile to contain a unit number field.

For instance, you have 18 points for 1089 W Jackson St with units 1 thru 18 on each point.  That is why when you tried to create address locator, it failed.  DOY!

You're lucky you have your handsomeness & a nice chick cos you're a GIS iditard, and your baseball team sucks.
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DublinOhio
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It's awesome when you can solve your own problems.

It's even more awesome when you entertain all of us.

Thanks for a bright spot in the day!
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