Thank you, that seems to work!  I added the Safari patch because I thought that might be the cause of the problem, but I can restore the original files if it is irrelevant.

The rounding of coordinates takes place at the server as it parses the URI received from the browser. The core framework upon which LiteRadius is built (Codeigniter.com) has a configuration that enables you to change the method by which the URI is retrieved.

In the admin/config/config.php file you will find a section called:


Try changing $config['uri_protocol'] to "REQUEST_URI" or "QUERY_STRING". Just copy $config['uri_protocol']= "QUERY_STRING"; and paste it below the if conditional so your config.php file looks like:

If "REQUEST_URI" or "QUERY_STRING" doesn't work, you may need to try the other protocols.

BTW: The Safari/Firefox patch is incorporated into the current LiteRadius package and is only applicable to LiteRadius downloads prior to 5-5-2010.

I forgot to mention - I did install the Safari/Firefox patch.

When I run batch geocoding (on a Mac - I have tried both Safari and Firefox) I am getting very generic results.  Everything is rounded to the nearest whole number - for example, -82.000000/26.000000.  If I manually geocode each location individually I get good, precise results.  Is there some setting I have missed?

The search radius can only be set by the administrator, in the control panel.

This was done largely for usability reasons. When users perform location searches, their primary objective is to enter a point of origin and obtain results. Anything that detracts from that goal increases the chances a user will not find what they are looking for and abandon the search.

For example, a locator with a radius dropdown on the user interface is set to some default value. The user comes to the locator, enters a postal code, doesn't get any results back, they may conclude there are no locations near them, and perhaps leave the page. Assuming the user sees the dropdown after the first failure, they are likely going to select the largest radius in the dropdown and start over.

From a usability standpoint, you can never assume the user will even see the dropdown, and you can never predict what radius is relative to their needs.

The LiteRadius locator is designed so the search radius and the number of results returned work together. With a large radius, say 600 miles, a user search will almost certainly return a result on the first try.

If on the other hand if you have a specific business need to provide users control over the radius search, that function would need to be coded into the program. Please contact us at info@escaperadius.com if you require further information on custom programming.

How can we set it up for the search radius to be user selectable? 

Ie. drop down box with different radius selections 10,25,50,75,100 etc.

Thanks

Thanks,  that was it.  I didn't make the connection of having to match up the fields before trying to upload the data file.  I appreciate the quick reply.

The number of fields in your data file probably falls short of the number LiteRadius is expecting. When you uploaded us_filter.txt, with the default upload profile, there is a one-to-one match between the columns of data in us_filter.txt and the number of defined columns in the upload profile (location_id, name, address_1, address_2, etc.).

If your data file doesn't have at least the same number of fields as us_filter.txt, then LiteRadius won't upload the file.

For example if you have the following data file with one record:

Then the upload profile would need to be:

I am getting the following error when I go to import my data.

DATA UPLOAD TERMINATED
The number of fields in your data file is GREATER
than the number of fields specified in your Import Profile.

I can't fing anywhere in the documentation how to append the import profile.

when I upload the us_filter.txt file it uploads fine as well as the all_courses.txt file.  however I get that message when I try to upload my data.  it is a csv file created in excel saved to a .txt file in notepad.  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks

Unfortunately, at this time there is not an Auto-id generator in LiteRadius. If your client maintains locations via an Excel spreadsheet, then you can auto-generate a location_id by adding a new column then setting the value of each cell to =row(). This will create a location_id equal to the location row.

The map preferences link is indeed in error  . It should direct you to the Map Preferences section of the LiteRadius Configuration Settings page. Menu item "Resources->Application Settings".