Cool street names?

List of where to get lists of _properly capitalized_ names: Last/Street/County

• I need 3 comprehensive lists: "USA" last names, USA county names, and USA street names, including their proper punctuation and capitalization. The need arises from working with mailing databases that are delivered in all caps (presumably to dodge just this kind of problem) and which I would like to get back into punctuated and mixed-case form. The question concerns, for instance, names like MacArthur, which get two caps, and Macon, which gets just one, as well as DIMAGGIO / DIAMOND, LASALLE / LANSING, LECOUTURE / LEAVENWORTH, and so forth. To start with, I am asking for a comprehensive list of _where_ these lists are available for purchase separately and within software which does the name and address massage, and how much each vendor charges for their wares.

• Answer:

  I'm happy to take the answer. I've posted the first draft output file from the program to the new question already. If you have any programming experience at all, I feel the script is simple enough that you will have no problems altering it and using it for this project. I wrote the script using mods available for Windows Perl. You can get a copy of ActiveState Perl here : http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Register.plex?id=ActivePerl The install is really simply. Once it's installed, and you've restarted the computer, you will want to go to a command line and type the command : ppm This is the Perl Package Manager, (for installing packages of CPAN modules), and you are going to install a few of the modules. This is really simple too. The commands you need to type in are these: install URI install libwww-perl install libnet There are several 100 modules available, but these are the ones you will most need for this project. After you have done this, type 'q' to exit and you are all set up to use the script. Thanks, webadept-ga