Re: FN-FORUM: Search by proximity

date posted 11th December 2007 14:53

Yes, you can obtain datasets of postcode tied to geographic co-=20
ordinates (either OS or longitude/latitude). You can use the co-=20
ordinate data to perform proximity searches.


On 11 Dec 2007, at 15:34, Phillip Healey wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I=92m about to start work on a project that involves searching for =20
> places in
> the database by various fields. So this is quite easy.
>
> However, there is also a need to search for places by postcode (eg =20
> local
> garage). My client however would like the ability to search for by =20
> a given
> postcode with results shown based on proximity. Does anybody know =20
> how this
> can be achieved? Surely it needs some sort of interaction with a =20
> postcode
> database?
>
> Any help / ideas etc would be a great help.
>
> Thanks
> Phill
>
>
>
>
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