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kev. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 17, 2002 11:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes MessageIn my previous job @ Sympatico, we purchased a database of Postal Codes directly from Canada Post for our online coverage of the 2000 election. If I remember correctly, it cost around $3500. Contact their business sales centre if you're interested: http://www.canadapost.ca/business/campaigns/bsc/default-e.asp Jeffrey Haas http://www.kickinthehead.com http://www.sonicmonk.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Carbrey Sent: January 17, 2002 4:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes It can be done... but you usually have to purchase a database with the information. Unfortunately, I don't know how to purchase the data for Canada. When I was at ArsDigita (http://www.arsdigita.com) they had purchased databases that covered zipcodes in the entire united states so that they could match zip codes of wineaccess.com's customers with local wine stores. Check out http://www.wineaccess.com/pvt/my-wineaccess.tcl for an example (it is US zip codes only). Best Regards, John Carbrey President & CEO Intrafinity Inc. (416) 889-4977 http://www.intrafinity.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Rick Mason Sent: January 17, 2002 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CFTALKTor] Postal Codes I'm looking for suggestions on how to go about finding postal codes close to a users postal code. Basically I need to find the closest location of a building to the postal code a user submits. It needs to be more accurate than just looking for similar characters in the first 3 characters of the postal code. This is only moderately accurate for metropolitan areas. An example of where it doesn't work would be a rural code in Ont. starting with L0 where the closest location to this is somewhere in Toronto and the postal code starts with M. Rick Mason Pangaea NewMedia, Inc. http://www.pangaeanewmedia.ca 416-922-1600 - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. This message has been posted by: "Kevin Towes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. (http://www.infopreneur.net)
