Zip Code Search Advice

[Oscar]

I use FP2000 to manage a couple websites. One is a non-profit group that has
members spread around the country. They would like to add a search function
based on zip code, to allow members to locate other members within xx miles.
It seems to be a common search function used by corporate websites with
national store locations.

I've had a little experience with FP's built-in search function, as well as
with cgi scripting for searching simple databases, but I don't have a clue
how to go about relating distance to a comparison of two zip codes. Is this
type of information available somewhere? Any advice on how to get started is
very much appreciated. Thanks,
Oscar

 

[=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28aka:_Crash_Gordo]

Someone was talking about this not too long ago here on the ng. Try USPS website, I know they have some free resources there - some pay ones too.



| I use FP2000 to manage a couple websites. One is a non-profit group that has
| members spread around the country. They would like to add a search function
| based on zip code, to allow members to locate other members within xx miles.
| It seems to be a common search function used by corporate websites with
| national store locations.
|
| I've had a little experience with FP's built-in search function, as well as
| with cgi scripting for searching simple databases, but I don't have a clue
| how to go about relating distance to a comparison of two zip codes. Is this
| type of information available somewhere? Any advice on how to get started is
| very much appreciated. Thanks,
| Oscar
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

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[JohnD]

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