The Parser identifies four types of lines:
- Name
- Street
- Geography
- Miscellaneous
Attributes do not cross line types. For example, an attribute of GVN-NM1 cannot be used with a line type of Street.
Name
Name of a person or business. Names are usually the first one or two lines in an address record.
'BOOKSTORE' NAME DEF ATT=BUS CAT=S5942
Street
All descriptions of streets and numeric addressing, including box numbers, rural routes, and apartment numbers. A street line is usually in the middle of a record, and may be or or more lines.
'LANE' STREET END ATT=STR-TYPE REC=LN
Geography
The city, state, postal code, and country in the address. Geography line(s) are usually at the end of an address record.
'MASSACHUSETTS' GEOG END ATT=STATE REC=MA
Miscellaneous
Information that does not fit into the other line types, such as account name or a comment.
'HOLD MAIL' INSERT MISC DEF ATT=HOLD