=head1 NAME

Lingua::EN::AddressParse - routines for manipulating geographical addresses

=head1 SYNOPSIS

   use Lingua::EN::AddressParse;

   my %args = 
   (
      country     => 'Australia',
      auto_clean  => 1,
      force_case  => 1
   );

   my $address = new Lingua::EN::AddressParse(%args); 

   $error = $address->parse("14A MAIN RD. ST JOHNS WOOD NSW 2000");

   %my_address = $address->components;
   $suburb = $my_address{suuburb};

   $correct_casing = $address->case_all;


=head1 DESCRIPTION


This module takes as input an address or post box in free format text 
such as,

    12/3-5 AUBREY ST VERMONT VIC 3133
    "OLD REGRET" WENTWORTH FALLS NSW 2782 AUSTRALIA
    2A Low ST. KEW NSW 2123

and attempts to parse it. If successful, the address is broken
down into components and useful functions can be performed such as :

   converting upper or lower case values to name case (2 Low St. Kew NSW 2123 )
   extracting the addresses individual components     (2,Low St.,KEW,NSW,2123 )
   determining the type of format the address is in   ('suburban')


If the address cannot be parsed you have the option of cleaning the address
of bad characters, or extracting any portion that was parsed and the 
portion that failed.

This module can be used for analysing and improving the quality of
lists of addresses.


=head1 REQUIRES

Perl, version 5.005 or higher 
Lingua::EN::NameParse
Parse::RecDescent
Locale::SubCountry

=head1 HOW TO INSTALL

    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test
    make install



=head1 BUGS

                  
=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000 Kim Ryan. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it 
and/or modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License
(see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html).


=head1 AUTHOR

AddressParse was written by Kim Ryan <kimaryan@ozemail.com.au> in 2000.

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