[FX.php List] OT: PHP & Using Soap for (County, State)

[Dale Bengston]

Hi David,

Perhaps you can tap directly into some of the USPS web services/APIs.

http://www.usps.com/webtools/address.htm

I think the last time I checked, you can't get county info this way  
though. Still, worth a look.

Dale

On Feb 23, 2007, at 9:38 AM, Andrew Denman wrote:

> As far as zip code data (or any postal data for that matter), almost
> everything available will cost you money.  I did find this page,  
> though I
> don't know how up-to-date it is:
> http://www.cfdynamics.com/cfdynamics/zipbase/index.cfm
>
> Andrew Denman
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of David Ness
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:56 AM
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> Subject: [FX.php List] OT: PHP & Using Soap for (County, State)
>
>
> Yesterday I attempted by first FX.php AJAX coding, and managed to  
> get it
> all working in under 2 hours. Yea! It was a simple function;  
> looking up
> and displaying an address' COUNTY based upon a zip code entered.
>
> I have a subscription to a ZIP code database ($40/year) that I import
> into FileMaker, but I started to wonder if this might be a chance to
> implement my first SOAP solution
> (http://www.w3schools.com/soap/soap_intro.asp) whereby I could have
> AJAX/PHP query an external data source with the ZIP code and retrieve
> back COUNTY, STATE & CITY information. I'd need a reliable, up-to- 
> date,
> (and free) data source, and was hoping for something like a Google  
> API.
> I did find http://www.strikeiron.com/ProductDetail.aspx?p=306, but  
> this
> isn't free.
>
> Anybody have any thoughts, experience, or comments on SOAP?
>
> --
> David Ness,
> Database Systems Programmer
>
> Bonded Builders Warranty Group
> 1500 Kings Highway
> Port Charlotte, FL 33980
> 800.749.0381 x3123 (National Toll Free)
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