Re: Q: Nearest Post Office Problem - Any leads?????

: >Given a zipcode, I should show the nearest postoffice. Assume that
: >some zipcodes do not have post offices and so I will have to calcualate
: >the distance between a zipcode and all postoffices nearby to get the
: >closest. One way I think is to get the geographical distance using the

The problem is improperly defined:

1. A zipcode can have multiple post offices.
2. A zipcode is an area, not a point. To compute point to point distances, you need to represent the zipcode by a single point. -- 12 jurors ponderring, 11 months a-trying, 10 lawyers huddling, 9 months a-pregnant, 8fold way unravelling, 7 dwarves a-mining, 6 month schedule slip, HAWAII-FIVE-O, 4th kernel written, 3 Balkan camps, 2 party system and a Gingrich in a budget bust. smryan_at_netcom.com