Error: Error Opening Convert File

Error Message

This error occurs while attempting to geocode using the Geocoding Developer's Kit:"Error opening convert file"

Cause

You are using an older us_addr.pat and/or us_intsc.pat file from ArcView 2.1.

Solution or Workaround

If you are working with the us_addr.pat and us_intsc.pat files because you had made pattern file edits from the Geocoding Developer's Kit, you need to re-edit these files.

Remove the following four lines.

\POST_START 
SOUNDEX {SN} {XS} 
RSOUNDEX {SN} {XR} 
\POST_END

Re-encode the files using ENCODPAT as directed by the Geocoding Developer's Kit. All of the other pattern edits will work fine.

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Error opening convert file

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