topic Re: Composite locator in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/composite-locator-service-vs-composite-locator-in/m-p/532594#M30148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I create a composite locator, and it worked. 3 months later, I tried to use it again, and got a message: "Address locator is damaged, would you like to repair it?" If you want to repair, the OK button always grey ( you cannot repair it).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any one has similar problem? what is wrong? How to build a better locator with better match rate?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Lynn</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:35:25 GMT lynnzhang 2014-03-13T15:35:25Z Composite locator service vs composite locator in gdb: different results https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/composite-locator-service-vs-composite-locator-in/m-p/532593#M30147 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I created a composite locator based on two locators in a file gdb. Using the Find Locations tool in ArcMap, I was able to perform a few test searches and it yielded the expected results. I then shared that composite locator as a geocode service and performed the same test searches. After searching for about 30 seconds, it gave the following error:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>.</SPAN><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">There was an error trying to find candidates. Bad syntax in request</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>There are no differences between the two, after the test searches were succesful I immediately published the composite locator service and tried the test searches again.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:18:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/composite-locator-service-vs-composite-locator-in/m-p/532593#M30147 CindyWilliams 2013-02-27T04:18:16Z Re: Composite locator https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/composite-locator-service-vs-composite-locator-in/m-p/532594#M30148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I create a composite locator, and it worked. 3 months later, I tried to use it again, and got a message: "Address locator is damaged, would you like to repair it?" If you want to repair, the OK button always grey ( you cannot repair it).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any one has similar problem? what is wrong? How to build a better locator with better match rate?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Lynn</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:35:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/composite-locator-service-vs-composite-locator-in/m-p/532594#M30148 lynnzhang 2014-03-13T15:35:25Z