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How to get Geo Location where my app is running?
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01/10/2015 05:30:15
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Classes - VCX
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows 7
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
MySQL
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01625294
Message ID:
01625353
Views:
125
Most browsers support geo location APIs that provide reasonably accurate geo location data even when you're not connected. The way this works is when you connect with a phone through the same router, that geo location is co-related with that of non-GPS devices and a best guess is made from there.

The easiest way to capture this from a FoxPro app is to a use a Web browser control and run some JavaScript using the GeoLocation() API to grab the current location.

Or you can call Google APIs via plain HTTP calls to a service but that will cost you eventually if you have frequent access.

+++ Rick ---


>Hi Experts,
>
>I would like to get the geo location of where my desktop app is running from. It is an app being using in different locations.
>
>Is this possible?
>
>Kinda like when you go to maps.google.com, it defaults to show where you are.
>
>I would want that upon user logs in, it also logs the longitude and latitude of the workstation.
>
>Thanks for any attention and help!
>
>Love live the Fox!
>
>Dennis
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