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Bug

When building a new Address Locator fails the error messages are too vague.

Last Published: August 25, 2014 No Product Found
Bug ID Number NIM007828
SubmittedApril 3, 2007
Last ModifiedApril 2, 2025
Applies toNo Product Found
Version found9.2
Program languageAll
StatusWill Not Be Addressed

Additional Information

We apologize that we were unable to address this issue within the current product support cycle. If the issue continues to affect your work in a supported release, please contact Technical Support.

Workaround

The user must simply ensure that all geocoding rulebase files and .lot file are perfect. Difficult because how the .lot file (locator template) works is almost completely undocumented. Scrub each line character by character to check for possible errors. To edit, compare your custom .lot file with one of ArcGIS's default files and make educated guesses and when in doubt, some trial and error edits. After each single edit to correct the problem, retry to build the new Address Locator. Continue fixing iteratively until it works.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: NIM007828

Software:

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