Zip code / store locators ?

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From: "Marc Bissonnette" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:31 AM
Subject: Zip code / store locators ?


 > Hi all;
 >
 > I'm looking for your advice on zip code locators you've used in the past;
 > I've got a client with roughly 4000 locations that they want the user to
 > be
 > able to type their zip code into and get the closest locations. Perl-based
 > would be ideal, given that's my background.
 >
 > Many thanks!
 >
 > --
 > Marc Bissonnette



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You can code the store locator easily by using the zip code, latitude
and longitude database. The database and sample source code are
available at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.zipcodeworld.com" target="_blank">http://www.zipcodeworld.com</a> .

Marc Bissonnette <dragnet.TakeThisOut@internalysis.com> wrote in message news:<Xns955E60DF21D6Edragnetinternalysisc.TakeThisOut@207.35.177.134>...
 > Hi all;
 >
 > I'm looking for your advice on zip code locators you've used in the past;
 > I've got a client with roughly 4000 locations that they want the user to be
 > able to type their zip code into and get the closest locations. Perl-based
 > would be ideal, given that's my background.
 >
 > Many thanks!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Zip code / store locators ? 

mkwong8888 DeleteThis @hotmail.com (MK Wong) wrote in
news:6794f106.0409111616.7e68bd5c@posting.google.com:

 > You can code the store locator easily by using the zip code, latitude
 > and longitude database. The database and sample source code are
 > available at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.zipcodeworld.com" target="_blank">http://www.zipcodeworld.com</a> .

Thanks, that's what I'm going to do - buy the zip code DB then use a CPAN
module for the calculations. (I wouldn't trust my own math on it

 >
 > Marc Bissonnette <dragnet DeleteThis @internalysis.com> wrote in message
 > news:<Xns955E60DF21D6Edragnetinternalysisc DeleteThis @207.35.177.134>...
  >> Hi all;
  >>
  >> I'm looking for your advice on zip code locators you've used in the
  >> past; I've got a client with roughly 4000 locations that they want
  >> the user to be able to type their zip code into and get the closest
  >> locations. Perl-based would be ideal, given that's my background.
  >>
  >> Many thanks!
 >



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 >> Stay informed about: Zip code / store locators ? 

On 2004-09-12, Marc Bissonnette <dragnet DeleteThis @internalysis.com> wrote:
 > mkwong8888 DeleteThis @hotmail.com (MK Wong) wrote in
 > news:6794f106.0409111616.7e68bd5c@posting.google.com:
 >
  >> You can code the store locator easily by using the zip code, latitude
  >> and longitude database. The database and sample source code are
  >> available at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.zipcodeworld.com" target="_blank">http://www.zipcodeworld.com</a> .
 >
 > Thanks, that's what I'm going to do - buy the zip code DB then use a CPAN
 > module for the calculations. (I wouldn't trust my own math on it
 >

Just as a heads up. You might want to check, randomly, various zipcodes
against the database you use. I've run into problems recently with a DB we
purchased. We discoverd errors in the zipcodes. I was told, actually
assured, it was drawn from the USPO database. Never checked the lat and long
numbers...I assumed there were errors there as well.

ken<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Kenneth <Kenneth DeleteThis @nowhere.special> wrote in
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 > On 2004-09-12, Marc Bissonnette <dragnet DeleteThis @internalysis.com> wrote:
  >> mkwong8888 DeleteThis @hotmail.com (MK Wong) wrote in
  >> news:6794f106.0409111616.7e68bd5c@posting.google.com:
  >>
   >>> You can code the store locator easily by using the zip code,
   >>> latitude and longitude database. The database and sample source code
   >>> are available at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.zipcodeworld.com" target="_blank">http://www.zipcodeworld.com</a> .
  >>
  >> Thanks, that's what I'm going to do - buy the zip code DB then use a
  >> CPAN module for the calculations. (I wouldn't trust my own math on it
  >>
  >>
 >
 > Just as a heads up. You might want to check, randomly, various
 > zipcodes against the database you use. I've run into problems
 > recently with a DB we purchased. We discoverd errors in the zipcodes.
 > I was told, actually assured, it was drawn from the USPO database.
 > Never checked the lat and long numbers...I assumed there were errors
 > there as well.

Good suggestion - I think the client's going to go with the quarterly
updates, so we won't be stuck with a static list.



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