FileMaker Radius Search
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Product Type: Extensions
Price: Free
Last updated: 10/25/2019
Language: English
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Perform a radius search within your FileMaker system
Learn how to build a radius search using the Google Maps API, custom functions, and calculations.
Imagine a sales rep visiting a customer in an adjacent state. Since the rep is unfamiliar with the area, it would be great to have a list of nearby customers they could visit afterwards. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to perform a radius search on the customers within your FileMaker solution, evaluating the distance between the rep and each customer’s address. Let’s take a look at how to build one of these yourself using Google Maps API, some custom functions, and a couple calcs.
What's New
Updated on Oct. 2019: Google Maps APIs now require an API key
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