Pitney Bowes MapMarker USA - Manual (Page 77)

Chapter 3:
Selecting Input and Output Address Columns
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3. Once you have provided all the information in the Select output columns from your table, click
Finish. You are then returned to the Geocode dialog box.
If your output columns and input columns have the same name, you will receive a Warning
message when you click Finish. To avoid overwriting your input data, click No at the Warning
message, and specify output columns that have different names than the corresponding input
columns. If you need to add a uniquely named output column, click Modify /Add and follow the
instructions in
Adding a Column on page 77 .
After selecting the input and output columns, you can begin geocoding, either interactively or
automatically.
See the following topics:
Geocoding Your Table Automatically on page 78
Geocoding Your Table Interactively on page 79
Adding a Column
1. You may need to add a column to either your input or output table. For example, you may want to
add a uniquely named column to an output table so that you do not overwrite your input data
during geocoding.
2. Click Modify/Add Columns to access the Modify Table Structure dialog.
3. Click Add Column to add a new column to the table. The Columns list box displays a new
default 10-character column named Field# (where # is the column number in the table).
4. In the Column Information group, define the Name, Type, and Width of the new column
containing the new attributes. If you are adding a new output column, this column should have a
unique name but have the same type and width as the corresponding input column. For
example, if the input table Firm column is defined as type Character with a width of 10, you could
define and Output_Firm column with the same type and width parameters.