Re: Physical Proximity searches
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25892
interpreted = N
texte = At 9:43 AM 1/5/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote: >> Take a look at the documentation under Searching, specifically the >>section on >> comparisons. For an additional clue, look for some discussion on cl >>which is >> close to for numeric searches. You still need to have a list of dealer >> addresses with zip codes, but I should thing you already have that...I don't think that numerical closeness really helps in that there could be two ZIP codes that are geographically adjacent but which are numerically far apart. And in thinking about it a little further, the opposite is also true.Clearly what the original poster needs is a db of their dealers for sure, but then he/she needs some middleware that has the smarts to know the geographic distance between two ZIP codes.Something like ZipBurst -- which I previously mentioned -- seems to be what's needed.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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At 9:43 AM 1/5/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote: >> Take a look at the documentation under Searching, specifically the >>section on >> comparisons. For an additional clue, look for some discussion on cl >>which is >> close to for numeric searches. You still need to have a list of dealer >> addresses with zip codes, but I should thing you already have that...I don't think that numerical closeness really helps in that there could be two ZIP codes that are geographically adjacent but which are numerically far apart. And in thinking about it a little further, the opposite is also true.Clearly what the original poster needs is a db of their dealers for sure, but then he/she needs some middleware that has the smarts to know the geographic distance between two ZIP codes.Something like ZipBurst -- which I previously mentioned -- seems to be what's needed.___Joe____________________________________________________ Joseph D'Andrea JoeDan@West21.com WEST21.com Internet services for the 21st Century http://www.west21.com/ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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