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Question : Microsoft, Access, 2000 How to Calculate an aproximation of the Distance between two zip codes using a query to Google Maps
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My Company does not need a profesional mileage system like PC Miler, but I oftentimes need to calculate the distance over the road between two zip codes.
is there an easy way to return the information using something like google maps?
Ideally I have a form, I enter two zip codes and then click and the query is created, submited and displayed
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Answer : Microsoft, Access, 2000 How to Calculate an aproximation of the Distance between two zip codes using a query to Google Maps
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TOPIO,
Check out the attached MDB. It's got all you need.
IMPORTANT: This is actually a ZIP file --NOT a TXT file as the name implies. EE doesn't allow ZIP files to be uploaded, apparently (don't know why!)
After downloading, change the TXT extension to a ZIP. Then extract the MDB within it.
As a general comment, you should look towards a web service or something like that. This way it's dynamic. Otherwise, you have to get periodic updates whenever ZIP codes change and you have to maintain this data yourself. Just a thought.
-Mike
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