Post code based searchs

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Linkjames
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Post code based searchs

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Hey all

I am thinking about developing a site to allow gamers to sign up using thier post code, which would then allow them to find other people who live near them to set up LAN partys and so on.

The problem is I have no idea how to go about searching postcodes for locations, nor calculating the distance between 2 post codes. Is there a downloadable database of this information I could use, or would it have to be done through a third party site?

Either way, if someone could point me in the right direction to start from, that would be wonderful

Thanks in advance - LinkJames
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Post codes are specific to countries. There's no such thing as Unified WorlWide post code. For example here you can get UK post code list.
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Post by Linkjames »

lol, sorry, yes I knew I would have to do a single country and I intended to do UK as it happens, so that is very, very helpful, thank you Weirdan.
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