The mapurl( function returns a URL to display a map location.
Parameters
This function has five parameters:address – street address to be displayed.
city – city to be displayed.
state – state to be displayed.
zip – zip code to be displayed.
country – country to be displayed. This parameter is optional, and defaults to the US if omitted. (Note that ProVUE has only tested this function with US addresses, but some customers have reported success with addresses in other countries.)
Description
This function returns a URL for displaying a map location. The most common usage for this function is in a Web Browser Object.
For example, suppose you have a mailing list database that contains US addresses. This example shows how to use the mapurl( function to display an address.
When you click on a different address, or edit the address, the map will update.
See Also
- city( -- looks up the name of a city associated with a US zip code.
- cityzip( -- returns the lowest zip code associated with a city.
- cityzips( -- returns a list of zip codes associated with a city.
- county( -- returns the name of the county associated with a US zip code.
- openmapwindow -- opens a window displaying a map of a location.
- openwebmap -- opens a web browser window displaying a map of a location.
- selectzipdistancetool -- selects records near the current record, based on zip codes.
- state( -- returns the name of the state associated with a US zip code.
- stateabbreviations( -- returns a list of US state abbreviations.
- statelookup( -- converts a two letter abbreviation for a US state into the full state name.
- statename( -- converts a two letter abbreviation for a US state into the full state name.
- uspssecondaryunits( -- returns a list of USPS (United States Postal Service) secondary suffix designation abbreviations.
- uspsstreetsuffixes( -- returns a list of USPS street suffix abbreviations.
- zipdistance( -- calculates the distance between two zip codes.
- ziplatitude( -- returns the latitude of a US zip code.
- ziplongitude( -- returns the longitude of a US zip code.
History
| Version | Status | Notes |
| 10.0 | New | New in this version. |