Is there a script that will enable me to enter a postcode to then be presented with a list off addresses to select? Can You connect to the royal mail postcode search system?
That's correct. If that doesn't exist the answer is no. If it does, the answer is yes, but it's complicated to implement...
The only other option is to take a text file that contains all the possible results and embedding it in the PDF, but I think that's probably not an ideal solution, for many reasons.
I'd recommend forgetting about it. Most people know their own postcode and it's just not worth the effort, time and money it will cost to implement such a feature.
If you want you can implement a validation of the postcode itself, though, to make sure it's in the right format.
I wanted to be able to take a post code from a client and then prepopulate a field with their address to avoid user error/spelling issues, especially with Welsh addresses. Thanks anyway, I'll forget that train of thought and go back to manual input. Thanks for trying.
Postcodes in the UK cover a single street, never more, often less. So address lookup is very common on web sites: only the house number/name and postcode is needed.
Ah yes, it's the same in The Netherlands. In that case it would make sense to use it, I guess... Although if that's the case then just entering the postcode and house number (and possibly name) should be enough, even without the rest of the address.
I am currently using various websites & then copying and pasting the address into my form, I was just looking for a quick fix to implement something into my form to automatically do this to avoid copy & paste.
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