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It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing location. - 7/10/2012 6:11:13 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		On the other side I set my location to Pennsylvania many moons ago. Now that I am living in Virginia, the "View New Local Users" link shows me people living in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Occasionally New York.

It seems that the people who view my profile, that don't come because of my witty banter here, are from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Occasionally New York.

I have changed both the city and state of residence. Am I missing a zip-code entry?
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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 6:12:20 PM   
mnottertail


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Status: offline 		even if you do, it is not a required field so its hit and miss no matter what.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 6:48:48 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		The state, however, is a required field. Even choosing the geographical center of the state would put the people searching locally in a very different location than NYC.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 7:00:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		The zip code field is found on the MY ACCOUNT tab.  This field is used to determine the distance to other users.  The distance will only be incorrect if you or the other user has the wrong zip code in that field.



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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 7:04:00 PM   
mnottertail


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quote:

ORIGINAL: MalcolmNathaniel

The state, however, is a required field. Even choosing the geographical center of the state would put the people searching locally in a very different location than NYC.


zip*zip calcs are (well I used to program for a living) very easy, otherwise NY and PA touch do they not?  what is one divided by zero?

so you got a number or not, and they got a number or not PA and NY are close in many respects. They could go by ADI or even isp owner locations.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 7:15:07 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		Ah, thank you. I was looking in the wrong place.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 7:16:12 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		The problem is not that New York and Pennsylvania are close.

The problem is that New York and the very western edges of Virginia are not.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 10:12:12 PM   
RemoteUser


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Status: offline 		Related and not: is that why postal codes are such a PITA?

I don't write intricate programs, but I do write programs weekly for work using a low-end custom VB-style language. If concatenation is an option, then it's possible to do the same calculations for Canadian codes.

Same if you can pick a specific character in a STRing using something like LEFT/RIGHT commands.


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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 10:19:15 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		IDGI: Why do you think they are tricky?

All you need is a single table that matches the center of a zip code/ postal code with a map or GPS coordinate. Then it's a straight forward calculation.

You can make your own table from freely available information, but I would suggest buying one. Why reinvent the wheel?

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 10:26:30 PM   
RemoteUser


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Status: offline 		True, most code is borrowed or modified. Ahh, what can I say, I likes to tackle something from scratch!

It does depend on other things though, like base code limits (language, function or otherwise).

I personally don't think it would be too hard to do, but since it isn't implemented at the moment there has to be a monkey somewhere in the works. Now I want to go to the other side of my machine and play with Linux.

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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/10/2012 11:16:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do you have the maximum distance set?


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RE: It is quite possible that I am blind: Changing loca... - 7/11/2012 4:35:15 PM   
MercTech


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Status: offline 		Gad, when I moved, the zip code kept getting reset to my former residence for several weeks.

I think it took a while for code updates to quit resetting my profile.

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