Question
Zip Code Lookup
Hi guys,
Ok, I've had a project dumped on me that is ridiculously complicated given my level of ability. I've explained to them that I am NOT the guy for this. They're in a real jam though, so while they're trying to find someone else I told them I'd see what I can do.
Basically, it's a political action page. You watch a short flash video, then click a button to send email to the candidates running to represent you. It's been built (kind of) using PHP by someone else, but has so many bugs (and I don't know anything about PHP) that I think my only hope is to try and re-write the whole thing in Coldfusion (which I know the basics of).
Thankfully the mySQL database is already done and working. I just need to build the pages. The real sticking point: on the "tell a candidate" page, they want a user to fill out their street address, click a button, and have the application automatically find their full zipcode and then display a page listing the candidates running to represent that district (this is limited to one state, thank god).
I can handle the database-driven stuff to return email links for their candidates (I think)... but how can I use Coldfusion to find a person's full zipcode based on their street address?
Thanks for ANY ideas... the more dumbed-down the better!
Joe
Ok, I've had a project dumped on me that is ridiculously complicated given my level of ability. I've explained to them that I am NOT the guy for this. They're in a real jam though, so while they're trying to find someone else I told them I'd see what I can do.
Basically, it's a political action page. You watch a short flash video, then click a button to send email to the candidates running to represent you. It's been built (kind of) using PHP by someone else, but has so many bugs (and I don't know anything about PHP) that I think my only hope is to try and re-write the whole thing in Coldfusion (which I know the basics of).
Thankfully the mySQL database is already done and working. I just need to build the pages. The real sticking point: on the "tell a candidate" page, they want a user to fill out their street address, click a button, and have the application automatically find their full zipcode and then display a page listing the candidates running to represent that district (this is limited to one state, thank god).
I can handle the database-driven stuff to return email links for their candidates (I think)... but how can I use Coldfusion to find a person's full zipcode based on their street address?
Thanks for ANY ideas... the more dumbed-down the better!
Joe
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