On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 10:02:13AM -0600, Atul Varma wrote: > Basically, this is a little database-driven program that lets you enter the > names and addresses of various locations, and then it caches MapQuest > PDA-formatted driving directions from your home to every location. Plucker > can easily be configured to spider this site, effectively providing a > "driving directions database" for the PDA. The source code can easily be > modified to cache directions from any location to any other, at the user's > discretion.
That's actually a cool idea. I do alot of travelling in the States and am always forced to resort to simple memopad style directions copied off of what mapquest says. If there were some sort of way to download it as a plucker .pdb, that would be ideal. > The only unfortunate catch about this app is that it was originally > intended purely for personal use, and as such the code is rather messy, > there's a lot of functionality that could be improved, and worse, the app > uses Microsoft technologies (ASP, and an Access database), because that's > what was most fresh in my mind when I wrote it. Its usability by the public > is also limited by the fact that the user's computer must have a web server > running on it. What about putting the app on some public server, then prompt the user to download a compiled .pdb?... That would be ideal :) > Anyhow, as I mentioned earlier, it would be cool to give something > back to the community, and this is really all I have to give right > now; so if you think this kind of program would be useful, please > let me know. Absolutly.. What about images? Would those be imported as well? -- Adam McDaniel Array.org Calgary, AB, Canada _______________________________________________ plucker-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
