[Bristolbathpm] Postcode Perl lookup...

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Lyle wrote:
> Hi All,
>   I've got a client who has a large database of clubs around the UK. 
> They want to have a club locator pretty much the same as ASDAs store 
> locator:-
> http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/storelocator_frameset/storelocator_frameset.htm
>
> Where you put in your town or postcode and it'll bring up the closest clubs.
>
> I haven't done anything like this before, but I'm guessing there is some 
> standard (ish) system that I get get to through Perl? Anyone have 
> experience with this kind of thing, or know what I should be looking for?
>
> A CPAN search has brought up 
> http://search.cpan.org/~wross/Geo-Postcode-0.15/lib/Geo/Postcode.pm
> But the more exact grid references I'm going to need to get the PAF from 
> royal mail (over 2k per year), or possibly use an online system like 
> http://www.alliescomputing.co.uk/ Web SOAP...
>
> Hmm.. Maybe I should code a Web SOAP extension for Geo::Postcode?
>
>
> Lyle
>
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We needed to do something similar at work, I think me bos used 
Pythagoras's therom and the paf data although I seem to remember 
something about a PHP function that did something with the PAF data

Max

p.s I've had a beer or two I respond again if I think this doesn't make 
enough sense or I remember more