>Hi,
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>I would like to get the miles required to go from an address to another address.
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>What are my options? (third party tools, build my own, databases, etc)
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>Thanks

I use MS MapPoint. It will give you distances and will also plot addresses on a map, then you can optimize the route and it will tell you exactly how far you have to go and how long it should take. The package costs about $350.00 and it will work as a com object with VFP.