Melissa - Global Address Object Downloader

This is the script that downloads the Global Address Object and related data files for you to use.

Please be aware that this object will require about 100GB of hard drive space.

To view the latest Melissa Global Address Object release notes or to subscribe to product notifications, please visit:

• https://releasenotes.melissa.com/on-premise-api/global-address-object/

Tested Environments

• Windows 64-bit .NET Runtimes 8.0, Powershell 5.1
• Ubuntu Linux 20.04.04 LTS 64-bit .NET 8.0
• Melissa Global Address Object for 2026-Q2

Getting started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Download this project

git clone https://github.com/MelissaData/GlobalAddressObject-Downloader
cd GlobalAddressObject-Downloader

Set up Melissa Updater

Melissa Updater is a CLI application allowing the user to update their Melissa applications/data.

• Download Melissa Updater here:

  • Windows: https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Library/WINDOWS/NET/ANY/latest/MelissaUpdater.exe
  • Linux: https://releases.melissadata.net/Download/Library/LINUX/NET/ANY/latest/MelissaUpdater

• Put MelissaUpdater.exe or MelissaUpdater in the MelissaUpdater folder

• For more information about the Melissa Updater, please visit: https://docs.melissa.com/software/melissa-updater/melissa-updater-index.html

Windows

Set up Powershell settings

If running Powershell for the first time, you will need to run this command in the Powershell console: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned. The console will then prompt you with the following warning shown in the image below.

• Enter 'A'.
  • If successful, the console will not output any messages. (You may need to run Powershell as administrator to enforce this setting).

Set License

You will need to set your license before running the GlobalAddressObject_Downloader.ps1. You can check the powershell script for '$license = "your_license"' and change the variable value to your license string.

# License string
$license            = "your_license"

Run Powershell Script

Once you have finished all the set up, let's run the script:

.\GlobalAddressObject_Downloader.ps1

Linux

Set License

You will need to set your license before running the GlobalAddressObject_Downloader.sh. You can check the bash script for 'license="your_license"' and change the variable value to your license string.

# License string
license="your_license"

Run Bash Script

Once you have finished all the set up, let's run the script:

./GlobalAddressObject_Downloader.sh

Contact Us

For free technical support, please call us at 800-MELISSA ext. 4 (800-635-4772 ext. 4) or email us at tech@melissa.com.

To purchase this product, contact the Melissa sales department at 800-MELISSA ext. 3 (800-635-4772 ext. 3).