Re: Dealer locator
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numero = 22027
interpreted = N
texte = Josh, You may want to take a look at ZipServe
It sounds like they do exactly what you are looking for. They provide a zip code based search with proximity taken into consideration. So the closest store may not always be the one in your zip code. This is a summary of what they provide: ---------------------------------------DC&R ZipServeTM ZipServe is DC&R's ZIP code locator service. Near the end of Q4 1998, we will be releasing a commercial version of this software for MacOS web servers and desktop applications. We also have a version that runs the CGI in PERL for UNIX and NT based web servers. We maintain a ZIP code database and a high performance CGI that you can link to your web site to let your web visitors find the closest dealer or member locations in your database by entering their ZIP code. You can configure a DNS entry to point ZIP.yourdomain.com to our server here, so your users simply see a seemless link from your main site to our ZipServe server. Or, when it is released, you can license our software for use on your own server. For a demo site visit: The Alex Toys Store Finder CGI Let me know what you think of it.Sincerely, Karim Ardalan MIS, Inc. On 12/21/98 3:43 PM josh@pop-art.com wrote:>We have been asked to create a Dealer Locator system for a client. So >far there are approx. 6,000 dealers nationwide with many more to come. > >Has anyone done something similar? It would seem obvious that you could >simply enter a city/state, but that would eliminate nearby dealers if they >were across a boarder? > >Zip codes would seem logical if there was some sort of tabel that said wich >zip codes were near to each other, although this would not be that usefull >if you were dealing with a very wide area zip code. > >A map engine similar to Yahoo Maps would seem like the most sophisticated >way to compare addresses and then display all records within a 50 mile >radius. Are there any software packages that do this, obiviously WebCat >would not be able to do this on its own. > >If anyone has any suggestions or has done something similar we, would >appreciate the advice. > >Thanks, > >Josh
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Josh, You may want to take a look at ZipServe It sounds like they do exactly what you are looking for. They provide a zip code based search with proximity taken into consideration. So the closest store may not always be the one in your zip code. This is a summary of what they provide: ---------------------------------------DC&R ZipServeTM ZipServe is DC&R's ZIP code locator service. Near the end of Q4 1998, we will be releasing a commercial version of this software for MacOS web servers and desktop applications. We also have a version that runs the CGI in PERL for UNIX and NT based web servers. We maintain a ZIP code database and a high performance CGI that you can link to your web site to let your web visitors find the closest dealer or member locations in your database by entering their ZIP code. You can configure a DNS entry to point ZIP.yourdomain.com to our server here, so your users simply see a seemless link from your main site to our ZipServe server. Or, when it is released, you can license our software for use on your own server. For a demo site visit: The Alex Toys Store Finder CGI Let me know what you think of it.Sincerely, Karim Ardalan MIS, Inc. On 12/21/98 3:43 PM josh@pop-art.com wrote:>We have been asked to create a Dealer Locator system for a client. So >far there are approx. 6,000 dealers nationwide with many more to come. > >Has anyone done something similar? It would seem obvious that you could >simply enter a city/state, but that would eliminate nearby dealers if they >were across a boarder? > >Zip codes would seem logical if there was some sort of tabel that said wich >zip codes were near to each other, although this would not be that usefull >if you were dealing with a very wide area zip code. > >A map engine similar to Yahoo Maps would seem like the most sophisticated >way to compare addresses and then display all records within a 50 mile >radius. Are there any software packages that do this, obiviously WebCat >would not be able to do this on its own. > >If anyone has any suggestions or has done something similar we, would >appreciate the advice. > >Thanks, > >Josh
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