Version 25 user's guide - PC*Miler

NOTE: The default route type is determined by the setting in PC*MILER (Route
menu > Default Options > General tab) or in the PCMSERVE.INI file. See
section 3.9, Route Options and Default Settings, for information about defaults.
NOTE for PC*MILER|Streets Users: When stops are city names or postal
codes, by default “Highway Only” routing is used. This routing uses an air
distance from the midpoint of the highway segment that is nearest to the
destination postal code or city/state. Routes to stops that include a street-level
address are calculated to the highway-level road that is closest to the address.
If “-1” is returned, or the miles that are returned do not match those generated in
PC*MILER, try changing this option so that your route stays on local roads for as
long as possible as it approaches a destination (PC*MILER will use local streets
between the nearest highway segment and the stop).
To change the default for this option, in PC*MILER go to Route menu > Default
Options and uncheck “Use Hwy Only”, or in the PCMSERVE.INI file (see
Appendix A) set [Options] UseStreets=TRUE. Also see section 3.9 for more
about defaults, including order of precedence.
NOTE Also: To see an example of formatting street-level addresses into the
format acceptable by PC*MILER|Spreadsheets, please see the Other Formulas
tab of the DEMO_NA.xls workbook.
MILES Function Examples:
Origin Destination Formula
08540 12345 =miles(A2,B2, “prac”)
H3B 1A2 Toronto, ON;797 Yonge St. =miles(A3,B3, “prac”)
Ankeny, IA;200 East 1 st St. Omaha, NE;1600 Douglas St. =miles(A4,B4, “short”)
SPLC401167000 SPLC600143000 =miles(A5,B5, “short”)
Beverly Hills, CA Medford, OR;48 Myers Court =miles(A6,B6,”53Foot”)
Savannah, GA;25 Johnson Ct. 08528 =miles(A7,B7, “natl”)
38.962955N,79.058204W,WV 39.618763N,98.094130W,KS =miles(A8,B8, “natl”)
El Paso, TX Cancun, QR =miles(A9,B9, “toll”)
H3B 1A2 Moncton, NB =miles(A10,B10“air”)
Example of Practical miles using cell references:
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