Send Direct allows you to send address data to an external application. You can create PostCoder^® Send Format (PSF) files to send data to any Windows application - example PSF files are included in the product. This section contains PSF files for PostCoder 8.00 to send into Goldmine and Sage Line 50.

1. Download the required PSF file using the links above, saving to your {Local} Send Formats folder. On a default PostCoder Pro installation, this is in C:\Program Files\Allies Computing\PostCoder Pro\SendFormats.
   
   If necessary, you can find out where your {Local} Send Formats folder is located by going into Tools | Options and choosing the 'Folders' tab in PostCoder^®. The path you need is shown in {Local} Send Formats.
   
   
   
   
2. Open PostCoder^® and go into Tools | Options. Select the 'Send Format' tab.
   
   
3. Ensure the first drop-down (the Format Location) is set to {Local}
4. Select the Send Format file you copied in Step 1 from the second drop-down menu.
5. Click OK.
6. Go into your application and press Alt+P on your keyboard when the cursor is in the first address line.
7. Locate an address using PostCoder^® then click the 'Send' button () or press F4 to send the address back into your application.
8. If you need to customise the Send Format to suit a different screen layout, go into Tools | Options, click on Send Format then click on Edit. You can change the data that will be sent to your application by going onto the Format tab. For additional help editing Send Formats, please contact our Help Desk:
   
   Request Support
   
   Tel: 0845 644 8111 (UK local rate number) or +44 1508 494488 (international callers).

PostCoder^® provides facilities for printing to labels, and formats for Avery labels and Seiko label printers are included with PostCoder v8. This section provides a download for label formats for other types of label printer.

The following additional label formats are included in the download:

• DymoLabelWriter

1. Ensure PostCoder^® is not running on your PC
2. Download the required label format files using the links above, saving to your PostCoder^® installation folder, the default is C:\Program Files\Allies Computing\PostCoder Pro (or Lite).
3. Open My Computer and navigate to the PostCoder^® installation folder (i.e. where you saved the downloaded file in step 2)
4. Double click on the file you downloaded in step 2 (e.g. postcoderlabelsyyyy-mm-dd.exe) and accept the default folder settings then click 'Unzip', then 'OK'
5. Open PostCoder^® and go into 'File | Print Setup'
6. Select the 'Stationery' tab
7. Set 'Media Types' to the name of your label printer (e.g. 'Dymo Label') and 'Predefined settings' to the size of address label you wish to use (e.g. 'Address large (99012)' )
8. Select the 'Printer' tab
9. Click 'Print Setup' and set 'Name' to the name of your label printer and 'Size' to the size of your labels
10. Click "OK", then "OK"
11. You should now be able to print labels directly from PostCoder^® to your label printer.
    For additional help with Label Formats, please contact our Help Desk:
    
    Request Support
    
    Tel: 0845 644 8111 (UK local rate number) or +44 1508 494488 (international callers).

Users of versions 7.15.4 and 7.15.5 of PostCoder^® should follow these instructions for configuring Send Direct to send into Goldmine or Sage Line 50:

1. Download the PostCoder^® Data Layout (PDL) file(s) required using the links above. Save them to any location on your hard disk.
2. Open PostCoder^® and choose Options | Data | Load Layout…
3. Browse to the PDL file you downloaded in step 1 and click on it to select it. Click OK to open the file.
4. You should now see your layout in the Layout Editor screen. Click OK to close the Layout Editor
5. Go into your application, click in the first address field and press Alt + P on your keyboard.
6. Find a full address using PostCoder's search options and click on the Send button or press F4 to send the address back into your application.
7. If you need to customise the Send Format to suit a different screen layout, go into Tools | Options, click on Send Format then click on Edit. You can change the data that will be sent to your application by going onto the Format tab. For additional help editing Send Formats, please contact our Help Desk:
   
   Request Support
   
   Tel: 0845 644 8111 (UK local rate number) or +44 1508 494488 (international callers).

Please click on the button below to download the Example ACT! Plug-in using the PostCoder API Professional. The example shows how you can integrate address lookup into your ACT! software.

The download contains .Net source code for C# and VB.Net as well as compiled DLL’s. Instructions are included on how to compile the examples for newer versions.

Please contact our Support Team on 0845 644 8111 or Request Support if you have any questions.

Download ACT! Wrapper

Table Layouts

For a layout which is used to send to a spreadsheet, table or database form, you need a fixed format, where blank address lines are preserved. The Table layout is a fixed format with tab separators and comes with 10 address lines as standard (i.e. one per field column or form field):

• ORG: Organisation (or Name)
• PRM: Premise (House Number)
• POB: Post Office Box Number
• DST: Dependent Street
• STR: Main Street
• DDL: Double Dependent Locality
• DLO: Dependent Locality
• TWN: Post Town
• CCN: Current County
• PCD: PostCode

However, you may be looking for a more compact address, and this is normally achieved by grouping like components, for example:

• ORG: (Organisation or Name)
• PRM: POB: DST:, STR: (Street Line)
• DDL:, DLO: (Locality)
• TWN: (Post Town)
• CCN: (County)
• PCD: (Post Code)

The following customised Table layouts are available for download:

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(1) Table - All Fields - 6 Lines (as above) - Download

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(2) Table - All Fields - 5 Lines - (as (1) but no County) - Download

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(3) Table - All Fields - 5 Lines - (as (1) but no Organisation) - Download

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(4) Table - All Fields - 4 Lines - (as (1) but no Organisation and no County) - Download

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To install the customised layout, use one of the above links to download the file, then simply copy the downloaded file (2.PDL) to your PostCoder Rapid installation directory (usually c:\Program Files\Allies Computing\PostCoder Rapid). This will overwrite the second layout in the Configuration | Layout list in PostCoder Rapid (whether or not it has the default name of "Table").

Letter Layouts

For a layout which you can use within a letter or for an address label, you need a packed format, where blank address lines are ignored. The Label with County layout is a packed format with carriage return/line feed delimiters which comes with 10 address lines as standard (i.e. one per line):

• ORG: Organisation (or Name)
• PRM: Premise (House Number)
• POB: Post Office Box Number
• DST: Dependent Street
• STR: Main Street
• DDL: Double Dependent Locality
• DLO: Dependent Locality
• TWN: Post Town
• CCN: Current County
• PCD: PostCode

However, you may be looking for a more compact address, and this is normally achieved by grouping like components, for example:

• ORG: (Organisation or Name)
• PRM: POB: DST:, STR: (Street Line)
• DDL:, DLO: (Locality)
• TWN: (Post Town)
• CCN: (County)
• PCD: (Post Code)

The following customised Label with County layouts are available for download:

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(1) Letter - All Fields - 6 Lines (as above) - Download

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(2) Letter - All Fields - 5 Lines - (as (1) but no County) - Download

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(3) Letter - All Fields - 5 Lines - (as (1) but no Organisation) - Download

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(4) Letter - All Fields - 4 Lines - (as (1) but no Organisation and no County) - Download

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To install the customised layout, use one of the above links to download the file, then simply copy the downloaded file (5.PDL) to your PostCoder Rapid installation folder (usually c:\Program Files\Allies Computing\PostCoder Rapid). This will overwrite the fifth layout in the Configuration | Layout list in PostCoder Rapid (whether or not it has the default name of "Label with County"). If you have chosen one of the layouts without county, it may be a good idea to rename the layout as you save it to avoid confusion!