hiraki@ecf.toronto.edu (Lester Hiraki) (01/10/89)
Does anyone know if a machine readable version of Canadian Postal Codes is available at low cost? I am aware Canada Post will supply some EBCDIC tapes at high cost. I have no facilities to read EBCDIC tapes. I would prefer ASCII and maybe even some indexing information, but I can't be too picky. Ideally it would be nice to have some sort of database system that one could query or perhaps even integrate into existing packages for automated coding.
dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) (01/11/89)
hiraki@ecf.toronto.edu (Lester Hiraki) writes: >Does anyone know if a machine readable version of Canadian Postal >Codes is available at low cost? Glad you asked. I clipped this from a computer rag a few months ago and have been trying to figure out what to do with it :-) Computer Postal Code Finder PostLink, by ProMark Software, will automatically look up and insert Canadian Postal Codes from within your dBase, C or Basic programs as well as with ASCII files. Call toll-free for more information: 1-800-663-4687 [giant letters] $99 [fine print] Western Canada, Ontario or Quebec for only $99 each. Atlantic Canada $49. All Canada $249. ProMark Software Inc. #404-935 Marine Drive North Vancouver, BC V7P 1S3 David Sherman -- Moderator, mail.yiddish { uunet!attcan att pyramid!utai utzoo } !lsuc!dave
eastick@hammer.me.toronto.edu (Doug Eastick) (01/11/89)
While it sounds like a great idea/product, I read in the latest official postal code directory that something like 15% of the codes are changed every year, and many new ones are added. I'm not too sure of that percentage. I guess that this would outdate a database unless updates were supplied. I would check how much the codes actually change, and if updates are supplied, before purchasing any package. -- Doug Eastick eastick@me.UTORONTO.BITNET UUCP: ...!utai!me!eastick eastick@me.toronto.edu
david@torsqnt.UUCP (David Haynes) (01/11/89)
In article <1989Jan10.200423.24134@lsuc.uucp: dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman) writes: :hiraki@ecf.toronto.edu (Lester Hiraki) writes: ::Does anyone know if a machine readable version of Canadian Postal ::Codes is available at low cost? : :Glad you asked. I clipped this from a computer rag a few months :ago and have been trying to figure out what to do with it :-) : : Computer Postal Code Finder : : PostLink, by ProMark Software, will automatically : look up and insert Canadian Postal Codes from within : your dBase, C or Basic programs as well as with ASCII : files. Call toll-free for more information: : 1-800-663-4687 : [giant letters] $99 Last time I looked at this package (about 6 months ago) the database was encrypted so that you could not gain access to their actual data. You had to use their programs to access the database of directories. Naturally, this was PC support only. -david-
hjespers@attcan.UUCP (Hans Jespersen) (01/11/89)
Remember that postal codes are not absolute. I recently moved to a new
house and was shocked to discover that I have TWO valid postal codes. The
reason being that my house, and the supermailbox are on opposite sides
of the street (thus the postal code for either is good).
Hans Jespersen UUCP: uunet!attcan!hjespers
AT&T Canada Inc. or ..!attcan!nebulus!arrakis!hans
PS. I still don't understand what all the fuss is/was about supermailboxes.
When I lived in the country I had to walk farther to get to my own
mailbox