ClientLocation is VERY inaccurate and can only be counted on for correct country. If you want to do geolocation based on IP address I would setup a MaxMind GeoLite database locally.
On Jan 1, 4:12 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 1, 12:36 pm, Tom MacPherson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > trying to get something like > > > var zip=google.loader.ClientLocation.address.zip_code > > > Any help? > > 1. ClientLocation doesn't always work. > 2a. you could try using the latitude and longitude that it returns (if > it works) and reverse geocoding it, that might give you the zip code. > or > 2b. you could use the address fields it returns and see if that lets > you find the zip code using a zip code database or a lookup from > another service (if it is the US, the post office has some address web > services that might help). > > -- Larry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
