[thelist] Proximity/Radius searching?
Erik Heerlein
erik at erikheerlein.com
Fri Jul 22 08:42:24 CDT 2005
> Your method is based on a very flawed assumption, seemingly supported
> by
> examination of only a tiny subset of the data. Zip codes do *not*
> work that
> way. Anybody that provides a paying client with a dealer locator
> based on
> this logic is doing themselves and their client a major disservice.
I agree, it's not the best way to do it. It was just a way to get it
done quickly and the client understood it wasn't a scientific method. I
didn't write it, the previous programmer did, but yeah, you can call it
the "duct tape" solution.
Erik Heerlein
erik at erikheerlein.com
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