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The mileage has to be based upon HHG miles for billing purposes, and it would take longer to do so over the web than storing it internally. -----Original Message----- From: rpg400-l-bounces+dpalme=cwtruck.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces+dpalme=cwtruck.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Wills Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 4:53 PM To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries Subject: Re: Chaining with a very large file Doesn't a mapping company (mapquest, google map, yahoo map, etc.) or the USPS or something have that data already in a web service? To me, that would make more logical sense than storing all of the data yourself. On 2/1/06, Walden H. Leverich <WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >We will have two zipcodes and the road mileage distance between those > two postal centers. > > I assume by "road mileage" you mean actual mileage if driven, and > you're not missing the obvious option of computing the distance > between the zips based on lat/long. > > Also, I doubt you know all the mileages between each zip (hence dist > isn't required), but do you even know a high percentage? Why not only > store records where you know the distance? Might make the file much > smaller. > > -Walden > > ------------ > Walden H Leverich III > Tech Software > (516) 627-3800 x3051 > WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.TechSoftInc.com > > Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. > (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) > > -- > This is the RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries (RPG400-L) mailing > list To post a message email: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, > unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/rpg400-l > or email: RPG400-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at > http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l. > > -- Mike Wills koldark@xxxxxxxxx http://mikewills.name http://theriverbendpodcast.com "There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't." -Unknown
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