Installing Validate Address Loqate Databases
- Download the database from the Pitney Bowes Software eStore using the link provided in the release announcement or welcome email.
- The database is downloaded as a zip file. Unzip the database before proceeding with the installation.
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Unzip the database file(s) to the location you want. If you are installing data from
multiple zip files or discs, be sure to unzip them all to the same location. The
database zip files are:
- LQ0/DB_Setup—Contains general database setup
files.Note: Regardless of which set of data you use, the files in LQ0 must be installed.
- LQ1/APAC_AFR_ME-I—Contains the data for Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Middle East.
- LQ2/Americas-I—Contains the data for the Carribbean, Central America, and South America.
- LQ3/Europe-I—Contains the data for Eastern and parts of Western Europe.
- LQ4/Americas-II—Contains the data for parts of North America.
- LQ5/Europe-II—Contains the data for parts of Western Europe.
- LQ6/Americas-III—Contains the data for parts of North America.
- LQ7/APAC_AFR_ME-II—Contains the data for parts of Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Middle East.
- LQ8/Europe-III—Contains the data for parts of Western Europe.
Note: You may install databases on a network share, but performance will be affected since you will be accessing them on a network rather than accessing them locally. - LQ0/DB_Setup—Contains general database setup
files.
- Change the working directory to the bin directory of where Spectrum™ Technology Platform is installed.
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Source the "setup" bourne shell script to setup the environment by typing the following command:
. ./setup
- Change to the directory where you extracted the Loqate downloads.
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Execute the script for installing the database by typing the following command:
./install.sh
- Follow the prompts as the script verifies your environment and database location.