-------------------------------------------------- Readme File for Zip Source Shareware Web Application Version 1.0 December 1998 -------------------------------------------------- (C) Source Software Corporation, 1998 This document provides information on the setup and use of the Zip Source shareware web application. ------------------------- How to View This Document ------------------------- To view the Readme file on-screen in Windows Notepad, maximize the Notepad window and click Word Wrap on the Edit menu. To print the Readme file, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then click Print on the File menu. -------- CONTENTS -------- 1. GENERAL NOTES 1.1 Program overview 1.2 Supported platforms 1.3 Required files 1.4 Program customization 2. DATABASE SETUP 2.1 About the database 2.2 Importing Zip Source zip code data 2.3 Importing comma delimited zip code data 2.4 Manually entering dealer data 2.5 Importing comma delimited dealer data 2.6 Registering the ODBC data source 2.7 Converting to Access 97 2.8 Zip code data accuracy 2.9 Test data ===================== Part 1: GENERAL NOTES ===================== 1.1 Program overview The Zip Source shareware web application is a working, customizable template for integrating dealer locator functionality into an existing web site. It utilizes your existing zip code data to allow your customers to locate dealers near their homes. 1.2 Supported platforms The Zip Source shareware web application is written in Active Server Pages. It will run under Microsoft's Internet Information Server and Microsoft's Personal Web Server. The application connects to the database via ODBC. Although using the included Access database is recommended, the application should work well with any ODBC compliant database if the same database schema is used. 1.3 Required files The Zip Source shareware web application requires the following files: 1 default.htm - This is the beginning of the application. This page is where your users will enter their zip code and the maximum distance they want to travel. 2 Global.asa - This file is used by ASP to initialize the application's global settings. 3 result.asp - This file does the database lookups and calculations, and displays the results to the user. 4 source.mdb - This file is an Access 95 database file that contains your zip code and dealer information. 1.4 Program customizations Because this program is written in HTML and ASP, it is fully user customizable using your preferred editor. This enables you to give the Zip Source Shareware Web Application the same look and feel as the rest of your existing web page. Any changes to the application's functional aspects, being any changes that are more than strictly cosmetic, can not be supported. One aspect of the program that you are welcome to change, however, is the radii that can be selected. The default ranges are; all dealers, the closest dealer, and all dealers within 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 miles. The HTML code inside the "cboDistance" combobox looks like this by default: