So the distances are as the crow flies, right? Not as the Ford drives.

On 4/27/05 7:26 AM, "Chris Millet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Stefan,
> 
> Here's a simple taf we built to calculate the distance of all stores
> within a 100 mile radius of the user. You will need two tables: A
> stores table listing all your stores with zip codes and a locator table
> listing all the zip codes along with longitude and latitude (we found a
> CD online for a small fee). The rest is in the taf itself.
> 
> Note: I believe there are a couple of different formulas with varying
> margins of error. The one we used is the most accurate. It may look
> confusing, but if you look at it, there are very few variables ��just
> the user's lon/lat coordinates and the radius you want to return, I
> believe.
> 
> Anyway, it shouldn't be difficult once you get the database of
> zips/lons/lats.
> 
> Best,
> Chris


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