Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA - Manual (Page 107)

Chapter 3:
Saving TAB Files
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Log File Dialog on page 95
Match Settings Dialog on page 96
Fallback Dialog on page 105
Saving TAB Files
When you save a TAB file, MapMarker saves your geocoding settings and stores them as metadata
in your table. These settings include columns mappings and geocoding preferences (such as match
settings, fallback settings, and CASS™ options). The next time you open the TAB file in MapMarker,
you can proceed directly to geocoding. You can view the settings by opening the TAB file in a text
editor and examining the section called Metadata.
You can save a TAB file and its associated metadata as a MapMarker project. A project preserves
additional settings and preferences and supersedes any settings in the associated TAB file. See
Creating and Saving a Project .
You can also save a delimited text file and its associated metadata as a MapMarker project.
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You must use a project to perform batch geocoding of a delimited text file. For more
information on batch geocoding, see
Batch Geocoding .
Creating and Saving a Project
After you open an input file and perform column mappings, you can save the file as a project (PROJ
file extension). A project preserves the settings used for geocoding a table, including column
mappings and geocoding preferences. When you use a project, the project information supersedes
the information stored in the table’s metadata.
You can also create a project based on an ODBC input. However, there are limitations on running an
ODBC-based project from a batch file. See the discussion of
Batch Geocoding .
When you open a project, settings and preferences are restored, including:
• column mappings
• settings on the Geocode dialog (Geocode, Log File, Match Settings, Fallback, and Multiple
Match tabs)
• table attribution settings, if any
• System Preferences on the Dictionary and Offset tabs.
• relevant ODBC file names, locations, and settings
To save a project, first open the input file, perform column mappings, and set geocoding preferences
as you normally would. See
Opening a Table or Text File on page 66 and subsequent topics. Then
follow these steps:
1. From the MapMarker menu, Select File > Projects > Create/Save Project.