HOW TO
This article describes how to modify the USAddress.lot.xml file to find addresses that contain ampersands in the street name. This method uses an address locator that was created using one of the US Address address locator styles (US Address—Dual Ranges, US Address—One Range, US Address—Single House, US Address—Street Name).
Note: This procedure only applies to locators built with the Create Address Locator tool, and does not apply to locators created in ArcGIS Pro 2.3 or later with the Create Locator tool.
Warning:
Make a copy of the USAddress.lot.xml prior to modifying the file.
Make sure to have write permissions to the Locators folder where the address locator templates are stored.
Note:
Notepad++ is an example of a text editor that can be used to modify the XML file.
C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.x\Locators
Note:
Substitute '10.x' in the address above to match the version of ArcMap in use.
Before:
<def name="word">
<alt>`[^ \t,;#$%^&*@!~|":]+`</alt>
</def>
After:
<def name="word">
<alt>`[^ \t,;#$%^*@!~|":]+`</alt>
</def>
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