GetGTXLatitude returns a latitude and North/South position from the GeoTAX database look up.
Syntax
GetGTXLatitude (&stGTXAddr, szLatitude, &cLatDir, lFixedString);
Parameters
GEOTAXADDRESS stGTXAddr; /* input address information (see below) */
char* szLatitude; /* 7-character Latitude in degrees with 4 decimal positions */
char* cLatDir; /* Direction North/South */
long lFixedString; /* String termination flag */
Input Structure
Elements |
Data Type |
Description |
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szAddrLine1 |
char[100+1] |
Primary address line. |
szAddrLine2 |
char[100+1] |
Secondary address line. |
szAddrLine3 |
char[100+1] |
Tertiary address line. |
szCity |
char[50+1] |
City Line. |
szState |
char[50+1] |
State line. |
szZIP |
char[9+1] |
9-digit ZIP Code. |
Output Structure
Elements |
Data Type |
Description |
---|---|---|
szLatitude |
char |
7-character latitude in degrees with 4 decimal positions. |
cLatDir |
char |
Direction: N NorthS South |
Code Example
#include "geotax.h"
GEOTAXADDRESS stGTXAddr;
char szLatitude[7+1];
char cLatDir;
long lFixedString;
long lReturnCode;
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strcpy (stGTXAddr.szAddrLine1, "4200 Parliament Place");
strcpy (stGTXAddr.szAddrLine2, "Suite 600");
strcpy (stGTXAddr.szAddrLine3, " ");
strcpy (stGTXAddr.szCity, "Lanham");
strcpy (stGTXAddr.szState, "MD");
strcpy (stGTXAddr.szZIP, "207061844");
lFixedString = 0;
lReturnCode = GetGTXLatitude (&stGTXAddr, szLatitude, &cLatDir, lFixedString);
if (lReturnCode == GTXAPI_SUCCESS)
printf ("Output Latitude is: %s%c\n ", szLatitude, cLatDir);