ziplocator.frink

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// Sign conventions (to coincide with Meeus)
// North = +1
// South = -1
// West = +1
// East = -1

// This function returns [latitude, longitude] based on zip code (passed in
// as a string)
zipToLatLong[zip, FSPRoot=""] :=
{
   if FSPRoot
      fileroot = "///$FSPRoot"
   else
      fileroot = "fsp"

   for [line] lines["file:$fileroot/neighbors/zipnov99.txt"]
      if [zipLine, lat, long] = line =~ %r/^(\d{5})\t([^\t]+)\t([^\t]+)/
         if zipLine == zip
             return eval["[$lat degree, -($long) degree]"] // W is neg in file
}

// [lat, long] = zipToLatLong["80303"]
// println["Latitude:  " + (lat -> degrees)]
//  println["Longitude: " + (long -> degrees)]

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This is a program written in the programming language Frink.
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