The above video shows Postcode Lookup Software integrated into a Microsoft VB.NET application via a SOAP Web Service.  But the service could be used in many other programming languages.

Demonstrates : COM Object, VB6, SOAP Web service calls with .NET , MS Access, ASP.NET and examples of the HTTP/XML Web Service.   [Click here for more information]

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Easy Integration using SOAP Web Service:

Open an on-line account  

Get a "Data Key" from online account under "Data Keys" Tab 

Simply create a Web Reference to http://www.simplylookupadmin.co.uk/WebService.asmx within .NET project  

Simply use the example code to integrate a Postcode Lookup service into your .NET Application

Click here for the SOAP Web Service

http://www.SimplyLookupadmin.co.uk/WebService.asmx

Example code for Postcode Address Lookup SOAP Web Service in VB.NET:

'Search for full Postcode or other address fields

Me.ListView1.Items.Clear()

'Define the SOAP Web service to get Postal address by Postcode

Dim PostcodeSearch As New PostcodeWebService.WebService

Dim SearchPrima As New PL_SearchPrimaRecord

Dim AddressesDataReturned As New PL_AddressesDataReturnedRecord

'Set search criteria, either full Postcode or Two other address fields

With SearchPrima

  .Postcode = Me.InpPostcode.Text

End With

'Do Search, on Postcode or two or more address fields

AddressesDataReturned = PostcodeSearch.SearchForAddress( _

       Me.InpDataKey.Text, _

      "TestComputer", "UK", SearchPrima)

If AddressesDataReturned.SearchPerformedWithoutError Then

  'Display results, no major error

  If AddressesDataReturned.ErrorMessage <> "" Then 

    MsgBox(AddressesDataReturned.ErrorMessage)

  With AddressesDataReturned

    'Show amount of Postocde Lookup credits left

    Me.Text = .CreditsStatusText

    'Remember the URL to buy more Postocde Lookup credits

    LinkToBuyMoreCredits = .BuyMoreCreditsURL

    Me.LinkTOBuyMore.Visible = True

    'Put Address data in listview

    Dim x&

    For x = 0 To .LineCount

      Dim itemToAdd As ListViewItem = ListView1.Items.Add(   

                        _.Lines(x).ID, 0)

      itemToAdd.SubItems.Add(.Lines(x).Address)

    Next

  End With

  Me.TabControl1.SelectedIndex = 1

Else

  'Display error (Account stuff mostly)

  MsgBox(AddressesDataReturned.ErrorMessage)

End If

And to finally read the Postal Address:

'Get ID from Listbox in hidden column 0

Dim AddressID As String = ListView1.Items(ListView1.SelectedItems.Item(0).Index).SubItems(0).Text

'Define Postcode Address Lookup SOAP Web service

Dim PostcodeSearch As New POstcodeWebService.WebService

Dim Address As PL_AddressRecord

'Ask for Address by ID

Address = PostcodeSearch.GetAddressRecord(Me.InpDataKey.Text, _

          "TestComputer", "UK", AddressID)

Me.TabControl1.SelectedIndex = 2

If Address.AddressRecordGotWithoutError Then

  'Display results

  If Address.ErrorMessage <> "" Then MsgBox(Address.ErrorMessage)

  'Process the Address to text field

  Dim AddressText As String

  With Address

    AddressText = "Company:" & .CompanyName & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "Line1:" & .Line1 & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "Line2:" & .Line2 & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "Line3:" & .Line3 & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "Town:" & .Town & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "County:" & .CountyState & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "PostCode:" & .PostZipCode & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "Country:" & .Country & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "DeliverySuffix:" & .DeliveryPointSuffix & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "NoHouseHolds:" & .NoHouseHolds & vbCrLf

    AddressText += "SmallOrg:" & .SmallOrg & vbCrLf

  End With

  Me.TxtAddress.Text = AddressText

Else

  'Display error (Account stuff mostly)

  MsgBox(Address.ErrorMessage)

End If

Please note: Section 3.5 of the terms and conditions state: "The Customer, when using the Postcode Lookup service via Web Service, must make sure each user is identified by a unique Computer name, in each call to the Web Service."   In simple language this means that each user must be identified by a unique computer name.  

So "TestComputer" must be each unique Computer name, this is to ensure any future changes in the Royal Mail License agreement can be complied with.

Two other examples are included which get the Thoroughfare or PostZon data from a postcode.  [What is Full, Thoroughfare and PostZon Data?]

Other Interfaces Available:

Downloadable programming Examples

PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software for Web Sites

PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software using .NET and SOAP Services

COM Object for PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software

PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software Desktop Application Manual

PAF Postcode Address Lookup using HTTP to request XML data

PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software Troubleshooting

PAF Postcode Address Lookup Software WEB Troubleshooting

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