Make themes matchable in a view

Summary

The script in this article uses the MatchSource request to create matchable themes from those in a view.

Procedure

1. Open a new Script window.
   
   
   A. Activate the Project window.
   B. Click the Scripts icon.
   C. Click New.
   
   
2. Copy the following code into the script window:
   
   

   Code:
   '-- This script will build the geocoding indexes ArcView
   '-- needs to match addresses to the street theme.
   
   theView=av.GetActiveDoc
   theThemes=theView.GetThemes
   theStyleFN=AddressStyle.GetDefStylesODB
   
   For each theTheme in theThemes
     theStyle=AddressStyle.FindStyle("US Streets with Zone")
     theFTab=theTheme.GetFTab
     theList={theFTab.FindField("L-f-Add"),
              theFTab.FindField("R-f-Add"),
              theFTab.FindField("L-t-Add"),
              theFTab.FindField("R-t-Add"),
              theFTab.FindField("FdPre"),
              "",
              theFTab.FindField("FNAME"),
              theFTab.FindField("FTYPE"),
              "",
              theFTab.FindField("ZIPL"),
              theFTab.FindField("ZIPR")}
     
     theSource=MatchSource.Make(theStyle,theTheme,theList)
     theTheme.SetMatchSource(theSource)
     
   End
   

   
   

   Note:
   Make sure the items in the list of fields to find are the names of the fields in the street theme. 

   
   
3. Click the
   
   button to compile the script.
4. Click the view window.
5. Make the street theme active.
6. Click the script window.
7. Click the
   
   button to run the script.