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Old 07-04-2009, 09:22 AM   #1
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Hi,

Whats the reason for the postalcode field in the ad creation process during checkout?
Is it possible to transfer this field to the next step? or substract the data from the usersdata, because the user entered his postal code already during registration, so why again for each listing?

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I don't understand. Why do you have to enter it again. The billing screen should be auto populating with the users details?
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The reason for this is to keep it separate from the user's information as it is quite common (especially for business users) to have a different postal code than what is stored in the user's information. Similar to why many use extra address fields for Real Estate listings. Also the UK version can only use the Outer code while the user's postal code would have both the Outer and Inner codes in one field.

Although I think that it is a good feature request that perhaps a checkbox for the same as seller's postal code may be something to keep in mind for a future release.
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Developers: Is it possible to change the mod just a little bit so it will display the distance between the start zip and the listings'zip?

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Developers: Is it possible to change the mod just a little bit so it will display the distance between the start zip and the listings'zip?

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That is an interesting suggestion and does seem possible. I'll keep it in mind for inclusion for any possible updates.
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Developers: Is it possible to change the mod just a little bit so it will display the distance between the start zip and the listings'zip?
damiun - can you elaborate more on this idea please? Sorry - am lost.
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It would be a nice idea if this could be applied to the alternative address module (the distance between the advertiser and the product so to speak).
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damiun - can you elaborate more on this idea please? Sorry - am lost.
Chaslie, I believe that what he is asking for is that it shows the distance between the user inputted postal code and the postal code for each listing resulting from the search.

Example: inputted postal code: 12345 distance for search: 10KM

result listing 1 distance from 12345: 2KM
result listing 2 distance from 12345: 7KM
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Thanks Mike - I now understand. Yes that's an interesting thought.
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Sorry for my late reply.

but mike explained it perfectly.

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