ALK Technologies 27 Spreadsheets PC*MILER User's Guide
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Technology Beyond Miles
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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1.1 Requirements .......................................................................................................1
1.2 Installation............................................................................................................2
1.3 The DEMO.xls Sample Workbooks ....................................................................2
1.4 Technical Support ................................................................................................3
1.5 Printing the User’s Guide .....................................................................................3
1.6 PC*MILER|Spreadsheets Help Files ...................................................................3
1.7 Redistribution of PC*MILER|Spreadsheets ........................................................4
1.8 Licensing ..............................................................................................................4
1.9 Recent New and Enhanced Features ....................................................................4
Chapter 2: Enabling and Disabling the Excel Add-In
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Chapter 3: Using PC*MILER|Spreadsheets
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3.1 How to Format Cells and Enter a Formula ........................................................10
3.2 Getting the miles between two points ................................................................11
3.3 Entering Location Names That Contain Accents ...............................................15
3.4 Changing the “NL” Setting ................................................................................16
3.5 Using Mexican Postal Codes .............................................................................16
3.6 Changing the Region..........................................................................................17
3.7 Non-U.S. Countries and European Postal Codes ...............................................18
3.8 Vehicle Dimension Options ...............................................................................19
3.9 Route Options and Default Settings ...................................................................20
3.10 Entering SPLCs as Stops .................................................................................21
3.11 Entering Latitude/Longitude Points as Stops ...................................................23
3.12 Getting State/Country Distances with Toll Costs ............................................24
3.13 Getting the Drive Time Between Two Points ..................................................26
3.14 Getting Toll Data .............................................................................................27
3.15 Calculating Air Distance ..................................................................................30
3.16 Ex Functions for Combination Route Types ...................................................31
3.17 Getting the City Name from a ZIP/Postal Code ..............................................32
3.18 Getting the ZIP/Postal Code from a City Name ..............................................33
3.19 Getting the Full ZIP/Postal Code and City Name ............................................34
3.20 Getting the City Name/State/County from a Location ....................................35
3.21 Getting Latitude/Longitude Points from a Location ........................................36
3.22 Getting a Place Name from Latitude/Longitude Points ...................................37
3.23 Getting Latitude/Longitude Points from an Address .......................................38
3.24 Getting an Address from Latitude/Longitude Points .......................................38
3.25 Multi-Stop Routes ............................................................................................39
3.26 Hub Routes.......................................................................................................40
3.27 Getting Toll Data from Lat/Longs ...................................................................40
3.28 Using the Avoid/Favor/Override Roads Option ..............................................41
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3.29 Using Hazardous Materials Compliant Routing ..............................................41
Chapter 4: Trouble-shooting
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4.1 The Logging Engine ..........................................................................................42
4.2 Postal Codes with Leading Zeroes .....................................................................42
4.3 Converting Minutes to Hour:Minute Format .....................................................42
4.4 ‘The INI File Was Not Found’ Error .................................................................43
4.5 ‘Sub or Function Not Defined’ Error .................................................................43
4.6 ‘-1’ Error ............................................................................................................43
4.7 ‘Cannot Find VBAEN.OLB’ Error ...................................................................43
4.8 Problems Using Custom Routing from PC*MILER .........................................44
Appendix A: State/Country Abbreviations by Region
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Mexican Estados .......................................................................................................47
African Countries ......................................................................................................48
Asian Countries .........................................................................................................50
European Countries ...................................................................................................51
Oceania (Australia/South Pacific Countries) ............................................................53
South American Countries ........................................................................................
54
Appendix B: The PCMSERVE.INI File
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1
Getting Started
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C*MILER|Spreadsheets is a high performance engine for generating point-topoint distances and drive times which can be easily integrated with Microsoft
Excel
. It allows spreadsheet users to easily access PC*MILER
distance information from within their spreadsheet program.
With PC*MILER|Spreadsheets you can:
Benefit from the flexibility of the application. This powerful product gives you the ability to customize PC*MILER for your own needs.
Build a database and let spreadsheet functions summarize and analyze your data, including price quotes, cost analysis, driver pay, operations analysis, lane analysis, and bill auditing.
Create new spreadsheet applications.
Calculate distances instantly within your spreadsheet (no need to copy and paste).
Optimize lane analyses and perform modal comparisons.
1.1 Requirements
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets requires a base installation of PC*MILER. For a complete list of PC*MILER platforms and requirements, see the PC*MILER
User’s Guide. (To access the User’s Guide, see Printing the User’s Guide below.)
Additionally, the Spreadsheets application requires:
3 MB extra free space on your hard disk
Microsoft Excel 97 or higher already installed and working
Optional:
PC*MILER|Streets for street-level detail in the U.S. and Canada
PC*MILER|Hazmat for hazardous material detail in the U.S. and
Canada
PC*MILER|Tolls for toll cost calculations in the U.S. and Canada
PC*MILER|Worldwide for access to routing in regions outside of North
America (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and South America)
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Canadian Postal Codes for access to related data
Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC) for access to related data
1.2 Installation
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets is a PC*MILER add-on product that can be installed when you install PC*MILER or at a later time. To install Spreadsheets along with PC*MILER, you simply make sure that “PC*MILER|Spreadsheets” is checked on the list of PC*MILER components when you are prompted during the installation process.
If you are adding Spreadsheets at a later time, see the printed Getting Started
Guide that came with your purchase of PC*MILER, or the PC*MILER User’s
Guide that was included with the PC*MILER installation. To access the User’s
Guide, see Printing the User’s Guide below.
1.3 The DEMO.xls Sample Workbooks
The PC*MILER|Spreadsheets installation contains sample workbooks of all
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions. They are a useful reference when you are learning how to use the application. These files are located in the Excel folder in the PMW27x folder of your PC*MILER installation. Use these workbooks as a starting point, and then further customize each workbook for your own needs.
Sample workbooks are available in the …\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL
... folder:
DEMO_NA.xls – includes functions specific to general PC*MILER use
DEMO_NA.xls – includes functions specific to PC*MILER|Tolls
(PC*MILER|Tolls must be installed)
DEMO_WW.xls – includes functions specific to PC*MILER|Worldwide
(only with xx.1 versions of PC*MILER)
When you open one of these files, the first thing you’ll see is an introduction to
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets with instructions for setup. To go to the sample function applications, click on any other tab in the workbook. Instructions are under the spreadsheet in each tab. Any cell that displays “#NAME?” can be activated to reveal the formula in the cell, just double-click it and press <Enter>.
To copy a formula to other cells in the column, select the cell containing the formula and place the cursor over the lower right corner so that it turns into a +, then drag down. Each workbook also contains an Overview tab, listing the available function names and their definitions.
HINT:
Make a backup copy of each sample workbook before making any changes to preserve the file’s original contents, layout and formatting.
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1.4 Technical Support
ALK Technologies offers one year of free unlimited technical support to all registered users of PC*MILER. If you have any questions about
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets or problems with the software that cannot be resolved using this User’s Guide, contact our staff:
Phone: 1.800.377.6453, ext. 2 or 1.609.683.0220, ext 2
Fax: 609.252.8108
Email: [email protected]
Web Site:
www.pcmiler.com
Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm EST, Mon-Fri
When calling, ask for “PC*MILER Technical Support”. Please be sure to have your PC*MILER|Spreadsheets Product Key Code, version number, Windows version number, and hardware configuration information (manufacturer, speed, and monitor type) available before your call. Please include this information in your message if you are contacting us by email.
1.5 Printing the User’s Guide
To print additional copies of the User’s Guide for any PC*MILER product, click the Windows Start button, then go to Programs > PCMILER 27 (or 27.1) >
PCMILER 27 (or 27.1) and select one of the .pdf files from the sub-menu.
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to open the User’s
Guide. If you do not have this program installed already, a free copy can be downloaded from www.adobe.com
.
1.6 PC*MILER|Spreadsheets Help Files
Help files are available to assist you as you learn to use PC*MILER|Spreadsheets.
These files can be accessed when you select a PC*MILER|Spreadsheets function
– just click the “Help on this function” link in the lower left corner of the function window.
In the Help window that opens, the left pane will display a Contents tab that lists all available topics. Click any plus sign next to a main topic to see the related topics underneath. Double-click on any page to open it in the right pane of the help window. There is also an Index tab, and a Search tab that can be used to search all topics for a keyword.
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1.7 Redistribution of PC*MILER|Spreadsheets
Purchasing PC*MILER|Spreadsheets does not entitle you to redistribute any portions of this product. You may NOT redistribute ALK’s highway database, source code, interface definitions, or the PC*MILER|Spreadsheets Add-In or
DLL.
Your clients must purchase additional versions of the PC*MILER engine and database directly from ALK. ALK Technologies’ sales representatives can be reached at 1-800-377-MILE.
1.8 Licensing
Unless you buy additional licenses, only one copy of Excel at a time can attach to the highway database. You can connect more client applications by purchasing additional database licenses from ALK (multi-user licenses). If you plan to connect many users to a network version of the PC*MILER database, ALK has attractive pricing for LAN versions.
1.9 Recent New and Enhanced Features
ENHANCED in Version 27! Addition of Four New Toll Discount Programs.
(PC*MILER|Tolls must be installed) Four new Toll Discount programs are available for the function =DiscountedTolls:
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A30 EXPRESS Transponder (Quebec, Canada)
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Downbeach Express Pass (New Jersey)
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NEXUS (New York and Ontario, Canada)
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TReO (British Columbia, Canada)
Discontinued in Version 27: I-Zoom (in Indiana, replaced by EZPass).
ENHANCED in Version 26! Addition of Four New Toll Discount Programs.
(PC*MILER|Tolls must be installed) Four new Toll Discount programs were made available for the function =DiscountedTolls:
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A25 Transponder (A25 Toll Bridge, Quebec, Canada)
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NC Quick Pass (all toll facilities in North Carolina)
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NEXPRESS TOLL (Detroit-Windsor Tunnel between
Michigan and Ontario, Canada)
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Peach Pass (I-85 Express Lanes and GA 400, Georgia)
Discontinued in Version 26: B-Pass (in New Brunswick, toll discontinued).
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NEW in Version 25! Mexican Postal Codes.
Mexican Postal Codes are now accessible in the database. Since U.S. ZIP Codes and Mexican Postal Codes share a similar naming convention, to ensure that the entered ZIP/Postal Code matches the desired location, there are new settings available in the PCMSERVE.INI, and through new function prototypes in
PC*MILER|Connect.
The new settings that may be added to the PCMSERVE.INI are the following:
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UseUSPostCodes= True/False
(“True” is the default, equivalent to the Application Settings > Postal Code Preference > Use Default US
ZIP Code option in PC*MILER.)
UseMexPostCodes= True/False
If both options are set to False, the software will default to the UseUSPostCodes setting.
NEW in Version 25! Hazardous Material Routing in Europe and Oceania.
(PC*MILER|HazMat and PC*MILER|Worldwide must be installed) Hazmat
routing is now available in Europe and Oceania.
ENHANCED in Version 25! Addition of Two New Discount Toll Programs.
(PC*MILER|Tolls must be installed) Two new Toll Discount programs were made available for the function =DiscountedTolls:
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Leeway (Florida)
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Wabash Pass (Indiana)
ENHANCED in Version 25! Location Lookup Feature in Excel 2007.
For those who are using PC*MILER|Spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel 2007, both the PC*MILER State/Country Report and the Location Lookup feature are now easily accessible in the top tool bar’s Add-Ins menu.
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2
Enabling and Disabling the Excel Add-In
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C*MILER|Spreadsheets is an Add-In for Excel Version 5.0 or greater. To complete the installation you must enable the Add-In manually from within Excel, or configure Excel to automatically load the Add-In each time you open the program.
2.1 To Enable the Add-In Manually
For Microsoft Office 2003 (or older):
1. Open Excel.
2. In the top tool bar menu, select Tools > Add-Ins… > Browse.
3. Navigate to the folder where PC*MILER is installed and go to the Excel
folder. The default location of the Excel folder is …\ALK Technologies\
PmwXXX\Excel (where XXX refers to the PC*MILER version number, for example “Pmw270” for PC*MILER 27).
4. In the …\Excel folder, click on the Pcmsrv32.xla file then click OK.
5. In the Add-Ins dialog box, "PC*MILER|Spreadsheets" will appear in the list of products with a check next to it. This confirms that the Add-In is activated.
6. Click OK to continue. The setup is now complete.
The PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions are now ready to be used and will be available every time you start Excel.
For Microsoft Office 2007:
IMPORTANT:
When you open this demo file, if you see "Security Warning:
Some active content has been disabled" in the upper left corner of the Excel window, click on Options and select "Enable this content", then click OK to use this file. If you prefer to not do this every time, you can turn the security protection off for this spreadsheet by following steps below.
1. Open Excel.
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2. Click on the Microsoft symbol
in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
3. In the list that opens, click on the Excel Options button at the bottom.
4. In the dialog box that opens, in the left-hand column menu click on Add-
Ins.
5. In the right-hand side of the dialog box, there's a drop down menu next to
Manage. Select Excel Add-Ins if it is not already selected, then click the
Go button to continue.
6. In the Add-Ins dialog box that opens, click Browse and navigate to the folder where PC*MILER is installed and go to the Excel folder (the default location is C:\ALK Technologies\Pmw27x\Excel).
7. In the …\Excel folder, click on the Pcmsrv32.xla file, then click OK.
8. In the Add-Ins dialog box, "PC*MILER|Spreadsheets" will appear in the list of products with a check next to it. This confirms that the Add-In is activated.
9. Click OK to continue.
The remaining steps below are necessary only if you wish to turn off security warning messages for this spreadsheet.
10. Click on the Microsoft symbol in the upper left-hand corner of the screen..
11. In the list that opens, at the bottom click on the Excel Options button.
12. In the dialog box that opens, in the left-hand column menu listing click on Trust Center. Then click on the Trust Center Settings button on the right.
13. Click on Trusted Locations in the left-hand column menu.
14. Check if the location of the Excel folder from Step 6 is in the list of trusted locations; if not, click Add New Location… .
15. Click Browse… and navigate to the location of the Excel folder.
16. Select “Subfolders of this location are also trusted”, then click OK.
17. In the Trust Center, check “Allow Trusted Locations on my network”, then click OK. The setup is now complete.
The PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions are now ready to be used and will be available every time you start Excel.
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For Microsoft Office 2010:
1. Open Excel.
2. Click on File then Options to open the Excel Options dialog.
3. In the dialog box that opens, in the left-hand column menu click on Add-
Ins.
4. In the right-hand side of the dialog box, there's a drop down menu next to
Manage. Select Excel Add-Ins if it is not already selected, then click the
Go button to continue.
5. In the Add-Ins dialog box that opens, click Browse and navigate to the folder where PC*MILER is installed and go to the Excel folder (the default location is C:\ALK Technologies\Pmw27x\Excel).
6. In the …\Excel folder, click on the Pcmsrv32.xla file, then click OK.
7. In the Add-Ins dialog box, "PC*MILER|Spreadsheets" will appear in the list of products with a check next to it. This confirms that the Add-In is activated.
8. Click OK to continue.
The remaining steps are necessary only if you wish to turn off security warning messages for this spreadsheet.
9. Click on File then Options to open the Excel Options dialog.
10. In the dialog box that opens, in the left-hand column menu listing click on
Trust Center. Then click on the Trust Center Settings button on the right.
11. Click on Trusted Locations in the left-hand column menu.
12. Check if the location of the Excel folder from Step 5 is in the list of trusted locations; if not, click Add New Location… .
13. Click Browse… and navigate to the location of the Excel folder.
14. Select "Subfolders of this location are also trusted", then click OK.
15. In the Trust Center, check "Allow Trusted Locations on my network", then click OK. The setup is now complete.
The PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions are now ready to be used and will be available every time you start Excel.
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2.2 To Enable Autoloading of PC*MILER|Spreadsheets
To have PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions available without the manual Add-In process, copy the file pcmsrv32.xla from the Excel folder in your PC*MILER installation to the Excel startup folder on your computer. The startup folder is called XLSTART and is located in the folder where Microsoft
®
Excel is installed.
For more information, see Excel Help under the search item “Startup folder”.
2.3 To Disable the Add-In Manually
1. Start Excel.
2. For Microsoft Office 2003:
Under the Tools menu, choose Add-Ins, then remove the check next to
“PC*MILER|Spreadsheets” and click OK.
For Microsoft Office 2007:
Click the Microsoft Office button , click Excel Options, and then click
Add-Ins. In the Manage pick list at the bottom of the window that opens, select Excel Add-Ins if it is not already selected. Then click “Go…” and remove the check next to “PC*MILER| Spreadsheets”, and click OK.
For Microsoft Office 2010:
Click File then Options to open the Excel Options dialog. On the left, click
Add-Ins. In the Manage pick list at the bottom of the window that opens, select Excel Add-Ins if it is not already selected. Then click “Go…” and remove the check next to “PC*MILER| Spreadsheets”, and click OK.
The PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions are now removed. They will not be available the next time you start Excel.
2.4 To Disable Autoloading of PC*MILER|Spreadsheets
Remove the file pcmsrv32.xla from the Excel XLSTART folder.
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3
Using PC*MILER|Spreadsheets
T
here are two ways to use PC*MILER|Spreadsheets formulas in Excel: either type them directly into a cell or use the Insert Function option. All formulas will accept strings for city name, and either strings or integers for ZIP codes.
NOTE:
Leading zeros are significant in numeric postal codes in many countries, for example in the USA, "504" is a 3-digit ZIP code centroid in central
Wisconsin, whereas "00504" is a 5-digit ZIP code in Holtsville, New York. For that reason, we recommend that you always enter or import numeric postal codes as text strings. If you do enter or import a postal code as an integer, be aware that
Microsoft Excel will strip off leading zeros before that number gets to
PC*MILER, for example if you enter the formula =miles(00504,504),
PC*MILER will see that as =miles(504,504). In contrast, =miles("00504",504) will return the distance from the 5-digit ZIP code "00504" in Holtsville, New
York to the 3-digit ZIP code area "504" in southeast Wisconsin.
3.1 How to Format Cells and Enter a Formula
All city/state entries in Excel MUST contain a comma between the city name and state/country abbreviation, and – if you are using PC*MILER|Streets – all street addresses MUST be separated from the preceding place name by a semicolon. Example: new york, ny;118 broadway.
NOTE:
For help with formatting street-level addresses in Spreadsheets, we provide a workbook with examples in the Excel folder of your PC*MILER installation folder (usually C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL). Look in the “Other Formulas” tab of the DEMO_NA.xls file.
Columns must be formatted correctly so they can be read. This is especially important when importing postal codes – if your columns are not properly formatted, the default spreadsheet format (“General”) will cause the first zero to be dropped from postal codes that begin with zero. Also, columns containing calculated distances should be formatted so the desired number of decimal places appears. To format columns:
1. Highlight a column you wish to format.
2. Right-click the column and select “Format Cells…”.
3. In the Number tab under Category, highlight “Number”, “Text”, or
“Special > Zip Code”, depending on the type of data the cells will contain.
NOTE:
All Number and Zip Code formatting accepts text too.
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4. Set the options you want for each category; for example, the number of decimal places in the Number format. Click OK when done.
5. Repeat for all columns that you will be using.
To add a PC*MILER|Spreadsheets formula to a cell using the Excel Insert
Function option:
1. Select a cell, then select the Insert > Function menu command or click the fx speed button. (For Microsoft Office 2007, click
“Formulas” > “Insert Functions”.)
2.
IMPORTANT:
Select a function from the User Defined function category. All PC*MILER|Spreadsheets functions available through the
Add-In are listed in this category.
3. Enter cell references or other data in the Function Arguments window, click OK when done.
3.2 Getting the miles between two points
The prototype for the Miles function is:
Miles (origin, destination [, routing type])
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
Miles returns the driving distance (to tenths of miles) from the origin to the destination. The origin and destination may be designated as a city with a state
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abbreviation (e.g. Paris, TX) or a postal code (3-digit U.S. ZIP codes representing centralized areas are now acceptable; Canadian Postal Code and SPLC add-on modules are also available). Any place name or postal code in the PC*MILER database may be used. You may also enter a latitude/longitude, or a custom place name created in PC*MILER. If you are using PC*MILER|Streets, a street address may be added, separated from the place name by a semicolon (e.g.
“kingston, nj; 16 laurel avenue”) – see NOTES below for PC*MILER|Streets users.
Miles returns -1 if the origin, destination, or routing type is not valid.
Setting a routing type is optional. Available route types correspond to those in
PC*MILER (see the PC*MILER User’s Guide or Help for descriptions). The default value is Practical. Options are: Prac (Practical), Short (Shortest), Natl
(National Network), Toll (Toll Discouraged), 53Foot (53 Foot Trailer or Twins – see Note below), and Air (Air Distance). Route type entry is not case sensitive
(e.g. “TOLL” or “Toll” is valid).
NOTE:
The default routing type is determined by the setting in PC*MILER
(Route menu > Default Options > General tab) or in the PCMSERVE.INI file.
Combination routing types (for example, Shortest and 53 Foot, or shortest and
Toll Discouraged) can be accessed in Spreadsheets by 1) using “Ex” functions
(see section 3.16), or 2) changing the default routing type in PC*MILER or in the
PCMSERVE.INI. See section 3.9, Route Options and Default Settings, for more on routing options and section 3.8, Vehicle Dimension Options.
The PC*MILER database contains several thousand cities and towns that share the same name. For instance, in Pennsylvania there are two towns named
“Hamlin”. If there are multiple instances of the city name you enter, the Miles function will match to the first instance of the city name it finds as it searches the database. For this reason, you may want to enter postal codes for the origin and destination rather than city names whenever possible.
To see the full PC*MILER spelling and the postal code for a place name, you can use the CityName or FullName function described in this manual.
Duplicate cities or towns that do not have a postal code assigned by the Postal
Service are differentiated by the names of the counties in which they are located.
The county name appears as part of the city name (e.g. Fairview, PA, Jefferson).
For more information about how PC*MILER handles duplicate or multiple city names, see the Duplicate City Names section in Chapter 3 of your PC*MILER
User’s Guide.
NOTE:
PC*MILER does NOT offer state centroid distances, you cannot get the distance from a central point in one state to a central point in another state. If states are referenced for the origin and destination in the Miles function and mileage is returned, it means that PC*MILER found locations in the database that
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had state names; for example, “Michigan, ND”. In general it is recommended to use the =CityName function if stop validation is needed.
NOTES for PC*MILER|Streets Users:
When stops are city names or postal codes, by default “Highway Only” routing is used. This routing uses an air distance from the midpoint of the highway segment that is nearest to the destination postal code or city/state. Routes to stops that include a street-level address are calculated to the highway-level road that is closest to the address.
If “-1” is returned, or the miles that are returned do not match those generated in
PC*MILER, try changing this option so that your route stays on local roads for as long as possible as it approaches a destination (PC*MILER will use local streets between the nearest highway segment and the stop).
To change the default for this option, in the PCMSERVE.INI file (see Appendix
B) set [Options] UseStreets=TRUE. Also see section 3.9 for more about defaults, including order of precedence.
To see an example of formatting street-level addresses into the format acceptable by PC*MILER|Spreadsheets, please see the Other Formulas tab of the
DEMO_NA.xls workbook.
MILES Function Examples:
Origin Destination Formula
H3B 1A2
Ankeny, IA;200 East 1 st
St.
Toronto, ON;797 Yonge St. =miles(A3,B3, “prac”)
Omaha, NE;1600 Douglas St. =miles(A4,B4, “short”)
Beverly Hills, CA Medford, OR;48 Myers Court =miles(A6,B6,”53Foot”)
Savannah, GA;25 Johnson Ct. 08528 =miles(A7,B7, “natl”)
38.962955N,79.058204W,WV 39.618763N,98.094130W,KS =miles(A8,B8, “natl”)
El Paso, TX
H3B 1A2
Cancun, QR
Moncton, NB
Example of Practical miles using cell references:
=miles(A9,B9, “toll”)
=miles(A10,B10“air”)
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Example of Shortest miles using cell references:
Example of Air miles using cell references and street addresses:
Example of Practical miles with place names entered directly into the formula:
NOTE:
Notice in the above example that quotes are needed around the Canadian postal code “K7L 1B5” due to the space after “L”. Spaces must be entered where they exist in postal codes and quotes must be used when entering a formula manually.
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3.3 Entering Location Names That Contain Accents
Some PC*MILER location names include one or more accented letters. An example of two locations that have the same name but are differentiated by an accented letter is Felipe Angeles, CI in Mexico. The mileage difference shown below illustrates how important an accented letter can be in a location name:
1. To enter an accented letter, first type the location name in the cell and then, in the formula bar, select the letter that will be replaced (“A” in this example):
2. Now select Insert > Symbol (in Microsoft Office 2007, after clicking
“Insert”, look for the Omega sign to the far right in the tool bar) to open the
Symbol window:
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3. Select the letter that you want and click Insert. When you are finished, click
Cancel to close the Symbol window.
NOTE:
To search for an accented letter in a different font, make a selection from the Font pick list at the top of the Symbol window.
3.4 Changing the “NL” Setting
To accommodate the use of the “NL” abbreviation to conform to ISO 2-Character abbreviation standards, PC*MILER|Spreadsheets users can now choose whether to set NL to geocode to Newfoundland and Labrador locations in Canada or to
Nuevo Leon locations in Mexico. In PC*MILER, this setting is defaulted to Use
NL for Newfoundland and Labrador. If NL for Newfoundland and Labrador is the active option and you try to enter a Nuevo Leon location as an origin or destination, you will receive a -1 error message as the formula result.
For Spreadsheets, this setting can be adjusted in the PCMSERVE.INI file as follows (this adjustment takes precedence over settings in PC*MILER, see section 3.9 on order of precedence):
1. Open PCMSERVE.INI (this file can be found in your Windows or WINNT folder) using Notepad, Wordpad, or another text editor.
2. Find the [OPTIONS] section.
3. Under [OPTIONS] add this line: UseNLAbbrevinMX=True
4. Save and exit PCMSERVE.INI.
To reset back to the default choice, change =True to =False or delete the whole line and save your changes.
NOTE:
If you are using PC*MILER|Connect, an API is available to make this setting change. The API takes precedence over the setting in the INI file, which takes precedence over PC*MILER interactive.
3.5 Using Mexican Postal Codes
NOTE:
See section 3.9 on the order of precedence between settings in
PC*MILER, the PCMSERVE.INI file and options set directly in Spreadsheets.
Mexican Postal Codes are now accessible in the database. Since U.S. ZIP Codes and Mexican Postal Codes share a similar naming convention, to ensure that the entered ZIP/Postal Code matches the desired location, there are settings available for the PCMSERVE.INI (see Appendix B), and function prototypes in
PC*MILER|Connect. The PCMSERVE.INI settings are:
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UseUSPostCodes=True/False
UseMexPostCodes=True/False
To add these setting options, do the following:
1. Open PCMSERVE.INI (this file can be found in your Windows or WINNT folder) using Notepad, Wordpad, or another text editor.
2. Find the [OPTIONS] section.
3. Under [OPTIONS] add the above lines (see below for setting combinations).
4. Save and exit PCMSERVE.INI.
The possible setting combinations are:
UseUSPostCodes=False and UseMexPostCodes=False – Defaults to the U.S.
ZIP with no routing to Mexican postal codes
UseUSPostCodes=True and UseMexPostCodes=False – Same as above
UseUSPostCodes=True and UseMexPostCodes=True – Defaults to the U.S.
ZIP, must pass an Estados code to get Mexican location (e.g. “50510,EM”)
UseUSPostCodes=False and UseMexPostCodes=True – Only Mexican postal codes are available, in the U.S. only city-state pairs will get U.S. location (e.g.
“Chico, CA”
3.6 Changing the Region
(PC*MILER|Worldwide only) The prototype for the SetDefaultRegion function is:
SetDefaultRegion (RegionName)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
To enter location data for regions outside North America, there are two ways to select a region. You can use the SetDefaultRegion function or you can edit the
PCMSERVE.INI file and change the region default from there.
Here are the steps to take to edit the PCMSERVE.INI file:
1. Find the PCMSERVE.INI file in your Windows or WINNT folder, and open it using Notepad or another text editor.
2. Find this line:
[Default]
Region=NA
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(If the line is only “Region=”, the default value “NA” is active.)
3. Type another region after “=”. Choices are:
NA for North America
SA for South America
EU for Europe
AF for Africa
AS for Asia
OC for Oceania
4. Save and close the file.
5. You must close and reopen Excel for the region change to take effect.
3.7 Non-U.S. Countries and European Postal Codes
(For PC*MILER|Worldwide users) With PC*MILER|Worldwide data installed and the correct region specified (see above), you may specify a country outside the United States using its FIPS two-letter abbreviation (for example, ‘Paris, FR’) or a postal code (for example, ‘46001 sp’). For a list of state and country abbreviations by region, please see Appendix A.
When you are using European postal codes as stops, you need to enter a
country abbreviation to avoid being routed to the wrong country in cases where the same postal code exists in more than one country. Enter the postal code, a comma or space, and the correct two-letter country abbreviation; e.g.
“46001 sp” or “46001,sp” for Valencia, Spain.
Canadian and Mexican locations are specified using a province or estado abbreviation after the city name.
NOTE:
Postal codes are accessible in other regions, though not all states/countries within that region have data available in PC*MILER.
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3.8 Vehicle Dimension Options
Now accessible in PC*MILER|Spreadsheets are the same vehicle dimension route settings that PC*MILER Interactive and other Interface Modules have access to.
The functions =Miles, =MilesEX, =Tolls, =TollsEx, =DiscountedTolls, and
=DiscountedTollsEx have been updated to include eight additional optional parameters. If these fields are left blank, the default settings will be used.
English Inputs Metric Inputs
Parameters
Units
Default
Settings
Acceptable
0 (ENGLISH) 0/1
Values
1
Default
Settings
Acceptable
Values
0/1
OverPerm
Height
Width
Length
Weight
Axle
LCV
0 (False - i.e. not oversized)
162 (inches) > 0 - 162
96 (inches)
48 (feet)
80000 lbs.
5
0 (False)
0/1 0 0/1
96, 102
> 0
2 - 14
0/1
4.11 (meters)
2.44 (meters)
> 0 - 4.11
2.44, 2.59
14.63 (meters) > 0
1000 - 132000 36290 kg.
5
0
454 - 60000
2 - 14
0/1
The vehicle dimension options enable you to generate routes based on custom vehicle dimensions. Building on the foundation of PC*MILER’s previously existing routing database and routing options, users can now generate routing that conforms to the requirements of a vehicle’s height, length, width and weight.
If a vehicle weight and/or height is entered, PC*MILER route calculations will take into account restrictions on roads and bridges to ensure that the vehicle’s weight/height is below the restriction(s).
Vehicle weight, length and width information is checked against the threshold at which a truck becomes “oversized” and appropriate routing is generated.
NOTE:
For PC*MILER|Worldwide users, you must first set the region. See section 3.6 for instructions.
Below is a sample function (=Miles) that includes vehicle dimension options:
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3.9 Route Options and Default Settings
Default routing options that can be edited in the PCMSERVE.INI file include the
route type, the unit of distance used in calculations (miles vs. kilometers),
borders open/closed, the order of states/countries in the state/country summary report (alphabetical vs. travel order), and several others. See Appendix B for details about the PCMSERVE.INI. Keep reading below for additional important information on setting options.
IMPORTANT:
Excel must be closed and reopened for changes set in the INI file or PC*MILER to take effect.
Options may also be set in the Default Options dialog in PC*MILER. The order of precedence for route option settings is as follows:
1. Options that are set directly in Spreadsheets prevail over the default options set in PC*MILER and the INI file.
2. Options set in PCMSERVE.INI prevail over those set in PC*MILER.
3. Options set in PC*MILER as defaults take effect only in the absence of settings 1 and 2.
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3.10 Entering SPLCs as Stops
(North America only) To use SPLCs when entering origins/destinations, each number needs to be preceded by “SPLC”, e.g. “SPLC191690000”. To add this text to a list of SPLC numbers, use the CONCATENATE formula as described in the steps below:
1. List all origin SPLC numbers in a column.
2. Insert a column before the column of SPLCs and add the word “SPLC” to each cell. (Type “SPLC” in the first cell, then place your cursor on the square in the lower right corner of the cell, and click and drag to select all the other cells in the column. Let go when all cells are selected.)
3. Select a third column to the right and make sure the cells are formatted as
“General” or “Number”. Then enter the following formula:
=CONCATENATE(A1,B1) where A1 is the SPLC column and B1 is the number column.
4. Copy the formula down the remainder of the column as in Step 2.
5. With the third column selected, right click and select
“Copy”. With the column still highlighted, select “Paste
Special”.
6. In the dialog that opens, select Values and hit OK.
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7. Delete the first two columns.
8. For destination SPLCs, follow steps 1-7 (starting with column B instead of A). When you have an origin and destination column set up, enter one of the PC*MILER calculation functions in the third column. Insert a header row if desired.
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3.11 Entering Latitude/Longitude Points as Stops
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets enables you to enter latitude/longitude points as stops on a route. These points can be entered in degrees minutes seconds format or
decimal degrees (e.g. 0401750N,0742131W or 40.123N,100.333W).
Degrees-minutes-seconds format:
In degrees-minutes-seconds format the latitude and longitude are each 8 character strings in the following format:
Characters 1-3 specify the degrees (be sure to include leading zero if required)
Characters 4-5 specify the minutes
Characters 6-7 specify the seconds
Character 8 is either ‘N’, ‘n’, ‘W’, or ‘w’ with N’s for latitude and W’s for longitude
Latitude and longitude must be separated by a comma WITHOUT A SPACE. In general the format for a point is: dddmmssN,dddmmssW.
Decimal degrees format:
In decimal degrees format, latitude and longitude are strings of up to 8 characters representing a decimal number with up to 3 decimal places. No leading zeros are required. The decimal point counts as one of the characters. Latitude and longitude must be separated by a comma WITHOUT A SPACE. In general the format for a point is: dddd.dddN,dddd.dddW.
Converting between formats:
To convert from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal degrees use the following formula: dddmmssN
ddd + mm/60 + ss/3600 .
Examples:
Here is an example of an actual lat/long near Kendall Park, NJ in both formats:
0402515N,0743340W or 40.421N,74.561W
NOTE:
To see an example of converting latitude/longitude coordinates from degrees minutes seconds to decimal degrees, please see the Other Formulas tab of the DEMO_NA.xls workbook.
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3.12 Getting State/Country Distances with Toll Costs
The State/Country report lists toll, toll-free, ferry, and total distances by state/country. If the PC*MILER|Tolls add-on module is installed with
PC*MILER, the last column on the right in this report will also provide toll fees for each leg of a trip and the total toll amount for the whole trip.
The steps to access this report vary depending on the version of Excel you are using. With Excel open, follow the instructions below for your version:
Excel 2003:
Select an empty cell, then select PC*MILER State/Country Rpt… from the
Excel Insert menu.
Excel 2007:
Go to the Excel Add-Ins menu and click on PC*MILER State/Country Rpt.
Excel 2010:
To access the report, you will need to create a new tab in the Ribbon and work from that tab. Follow these steps:
1. In Excel, select File > Options to open the Excel Options dialog.
2. On the left, select Customize Ribbon.
3. On the right, select the New Tab button.
4. Highlight “New Tab” in the list of customizations (NOT “New Group”) then click the Rename button and enter “PCMILER” as the new name for the tab.
5. Now highlight “New Group” under the new PCMILER tab in the same list.
6. From the “Choose Commands From…” drop-down list on the left at the top of the dialog, select Macros.
7. From the list of macros select StateRpt and then click the Add button to add this macro to the New Group under the new PCMILER tab.
8. Click OK to save your changes and you’ll see the new “PCMILER” tab in the
Ribbon with the State/Country Report accessible.
9. Click State/Country Report in the Ribbon.
In the State/Country dialog box, enter a city name and state abbreviation or postal code for the origin and destination. Select a Routing type if desired (the default is Practical), then click OK. (For more on setting the route type, see section 3.2,
Getting the Miles Between Two Points.)
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Distances (and tolls, if the PC*MILER|Tolls add-on is installed) will be returned as in the example shown below (the generated report will use as many cells as needed in your spreadsheet).
To have states or countries listed in the order driven rather than alphabetically, change the default option in PC*MILER (Route menu > Default Options >
General Options tab). Or you can change this option in the PCMSERVE.INI file.
See Appendix B for more information about the PCMSERVE.INI.
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3.13 Getting the Drive Time Between Two Points
The prototype for the DriveTime function is:
DriveTime
(origin, destination [, routing type])
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
DriveTime returns the driving time (in minutes) from the origin to the destination calculated using the PC*MILER database. The origin and destination may be designated as a city/state abbreviation (e.g. Paris, TX), a five-digit postal code
(Canadian Postal Code and SPLC add-on modules are also available).
Any place name, postal code, or SPLC in the PC*MILER database may be used.
You may also enter a latitude/longitude, or a custom place name created in
PC*MILER. If you are using PC*MILER|Streets, a street address may be added, separated from the place name by a semicolon; for example, “kingston, nj; 16
laurel avenue”.
NOTE:
To see an example of formatting street-level addresses into the format acceptable by PC*MILER|Spreadsheets, please see the Other Formulas tab of the DEMO_NA.xls workbook.
DriveTime returns -1 if the origin, destination, or routing type is not valid.
Below is an example of the Shortest drive time using cell references. Time is in minutes, see “Hint” below for conversion.
The routing type is optional and corresponds to the five PC*MILER routing types
– see the PC*MILER User’s Guide or Help for descriptions of the different routing types – or an Air distance that is unique to PC*MILER|Spreadsheets.
Options are: Prac (Practical), Short (Shortest), Natl (National Network), Toll
(Toll Discouraged), 53Foot (53-Foot Trailer or Twins Routing), and Air (Air
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Distance). The default value is Prac. If Air is specified, the drive time will be 0.
Route type input is not case sensitive (e.g. “SHORT” and “Short” are both valid).
Note that to display drive times as “days hours:minutes” in Excel, you must first convert minutes to days by dividing by 24*60 in the DriveTime formula. For example:
=DriveTime (A2,B2)/(24*60)
Then highlight the cells whose format you want to change, and select the
“Cells...” command in the Format menu.
In the Number tab, choose the “Custom” category then choose the applicable format or manually enter d <space> hh:mm and click OK.
Example in days/hours/minutes:
Origin Destination Formula RESULT
(d hh:mm)
NOTE for PC*MILER|Streets Users:
When stops are city names or postal codes, by default “Highway Only” routing is used. This default can be changed in the PCMSERVE.INI file (see Appendix B). See the note for Streets users in section 3.2, Getting the Miles Between Two Points.
3.14 Getting Toll Data
(In North America Only) If the PC*MILER|Tolls add-on module is installed with
PC*MILER, Spreadsheets will include two functions that calculate accurate, upto-date toll charges in the U.S. and Canada. A sample spreadsheet using the Tolls functions is included in the EXCEL directory of the PC*MILER|Spreadsheets installation, the DEMO_NA_TOLL.xls file.
The Tolls function works in the same way as the Miles function, with an extra parameter to indicate if discounted tolls should be used. The prototype is:
Tolls (origin,destination,discount [,routeType])
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
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Tolls returns the total toll amount (in dollars) from the origin to the destination. If
discount is set to FALSE, all cash tolls will be used. If set to TRUE, discount programs that are activated in PC*MILER (Options dialog > Tolls tab) will be used where they apply in computing tolls. RouteType is an optional parameter that defaults to “Practical”. (See section 3.2 for routing type examples.)
The DiscountedTolls function returns the portion of the tolls for the trip attributable to the specified discount program. If discountProgram is set to
“Cash”, it returns the cash portion; if set to “EZPass” it returns the EZPass portion, etc. The prototype is:
DiscountedTolls (origin,destination,discountProgram
[,state][,routeType])
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
The discountProgram values must be spelled as shown in the Options window >
Tolls tab in the PC*MILER application. (Spaces and dashes must be entered exactly as they appear there, but case does not matter (e.g. “B-Pass” or “b-pass” are both acceptable). If a state is specified, only the tolls in that state are returned.
If the state is missing or an empty string, all states are included.
NOTE:
To get toll costs by state for a whole route, use the State/Country Report described in section 3.12.
NOTE:
There are no settings available in PC*MILER|Spreadsheets to calculate time-based toll costs. The reported toll costs are at the highest rate, or the peak rate for the route.
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In the example below, the toll costs in New Jersey using the discount program
EZPass are calculated.
Currently supported values for discountProgram are:
Discount Program Valid In Discount Program Valid In
407 ETR Transponder
ON Canada
A25 Transponder*
QC Canada
BreezeBy
C-Pass
OR
FL
Cruise Card
Downbeach Express
Pass*
E-Pass
GA
NJ
TX
K-Tag
Laredo Trade Tag
LeeWay
MACPASS
NC Quick Pass
NEXPRESS TOLL
NEXUS*
KS
TX
FL
NS Canada
NC
MI
ON Canada
NY
ON Canada
E-Pass Canada
NS Canada
Palmetto Pass
(PAL PASS)
SC
EXpressToll
EZ Tag
EZPass
EZPass-NJ
EZPass-WV
FAST LANE
FasTrak
GeauxPass
Good To Go
GO-PASS
I-Pass
* New in Version 27.
CO
TX
DE, IL, IN, ME, MD,
MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC,
OH, ON
(Canada)
, PA,
RI, VA, WV
NJ
WV
MA and all E-ZPassequipped facilities
CA
LA
WA
CO
IL
PikePass
Quickpass
Smart Tag
StraitPASS
SunPass
TollTag
TxTag
TReO*
Wabash Pass
GA
OK
BC Canada
VA
LA, TX
BC Canada
TX
IN
PEI Canada
FL
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SPECIAL NOTE:
The “EZPass-WV” or “EZPass-NJ” options apply to those who purchased the EZPass service in West Virginia or New Jersey.
The following discount programs have been discontinued in the database:
Discontinued
Program
State Versions
Available
Version
Discontinued
Reason
NH Tokens
Ready Toll
21-26 Replaced by EZPass
17-25
Toll discontinued
NH
17-23 Replaced by EZPass
17, 18 19
Replaced by EZPass
OH
21-23 Absorbed into SunPass
17, 18 19
There is no discount associated with this program, it’s simply a “debit card” used to pay tolls
Replaced by EZPass
3.15 Calculating Air Distance
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets is now able to calculate the straight line or “Air” distance between two points. “Air” is a sixth route type option for the Miles routing function, in addition to Short, Prac, Natl, Toll, and 53Foot.
For the Air distance, points are specified the same way as in other
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets distance calculations, as either city/state, five digit U.S.
ZIP [Canadian Postal Code and SPLC add-on modules are also available], or latitude/longitude. This is an example of Air distance using cell references:
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3.16 Ex Functions for Combination Route Types
Four ‘Ex’ functions have been added to PC*MILER|Spreadsheets to make using combination route types easier (for example, Shortest with Toll-Discouraged routing).
MilesEx(origin, destination [, routing type])
DriveTimeEx(origin, destination [, routing type])
TollsEx(origin,destination,discount [,routing Type])**
DiscountedTollsEx(origin,destination,discountProgram
[,state][,routing Type])**
**
These functions are only available if the PC*MILER|Tolls add-on module is installed.
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
Previous to Version 20, to use combined route types in Spreadsheets the
CalcType setting had to be altered in the pcmserve.ini file (see Appendix B). This still works and is the only way to set the default route type across functions.
However, the Ex functions shown above now provide the ability to use any of the combination route type parameters listed below:
prac|toll (Practical and Toll Discouraged)
prac|53foot (Practical and 53-Foot Trailer or Twins)
prac|natl (Practical and National Network)
prac|toll|53foot (Practical, Toll Discouraged, 53-Foot Trailer or Twins)
prac|toll|natl (Practical, Toll Discouraged, National Network)
short|toll (Shortest and Toll Discouraged)
short|53foot (Shortest and 53-Foot Trailer or Twins)
short|natl (Shortest and National Network)
short|toll|53foot (Shortest, Toll Discouraged, 53-Foot Trailer or Twins)
short|toll|natl (Shortest, Toll Discouraged, National Network)
The pipe symbol ( | ) is created by holding down the Shift key and the backslash key ( \ ) on your keyboard at the same time.
Examples:
Origin Destination Formula
08540 02205 =MilesEx(A2,B2,
08540 02205 =DriveTimeEx(A3,B3,“prac|toll”)/(24*60)
08540 02205 =TollsEx(A4,B4,TRUE,
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3.17 Getting the City Name from a ZIP/Postal Code
The prototype for the CityName function is:
CityName
(ZIPCode)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
CityName returns the city name and state or country abbreviation corresponding to the given postal code. (Canadian Postal Codes, SPLC, and 3-digit U.S. ZIP codes representing centralized areas are now valid with this function, as are international postal codes if you are a PC*MILER|Worldwide customer.)
CityName returns -1 if the postal code you entered is invalid.
CityName Function Examples:
Input
80903
Formula
=cityname(A2)
SPLC191690000 =cityname(A3)
H3B 1A2 =cityname(A4)
RESULT
Colorado Springs, CO
Newark Airport, NJ
Montreal, QC
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3.18 Getting the ZIP/Postal Code from a City Name
The prototype for the ZIPCode function is:
ZIPCode
(City,State)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL.
ZIPCode returns the postal code corresponding to a place name. The place name is a city with a state or country abbreviation (e.g. Austin, TX or Sion, FR). Any place in the PC*MILER database may be used, with the exception of Canadian place names. ZIPCode returns a -1 if the place name you entered is invalid.
The ZIPCode function can be used to test if a given number is a valid postal code.
For example, the following Excel command will return TRUE if cell B2 contains a valid postal code and FALSE if it does not:
=NOT (EXACT(-1,ZIPCode(B2)))
Neither postal codes outside of the U.S. nor SPLC’s can be derived from this function. However, Canadian and Worldwide codes can be found using the
Location Lookup dialog. The steps to access the Location Lookup vary depending on the version of Excel you are using:
Excel 2003:
In Excel 2003, select Insert menu > PC*MILER Location Lookup…, then enter a city/state (example: ‘Montreal, QC’ – see below) and click Lookup.
Make a selection from the pick list.
Excel 2007:
Click the Add-Ins menu on the Excel toolbar and select PC*MILER Location
Lookup…, then enter a city/state (example: ‘Montreal, QC’ – see below) and click Lookup. Make a selection from the pick list.
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Excel 2010:
Refer to the steps in section 3.12 for accessing the PC*MILER State/Country
Report in Excel 2010, substituting the LocationLookup macro for the StateRpt macro. If the PCMILER tab already exists on the Ribbon, you only need to add the LocationLookup macro to the PCMILER tab.
3.19 Getting the Full ZIP/Postal Code and City Name
The prototype for the FullName function is:
FullName
(ZIPCodeOrCityState)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
FullName returns the postal or SPLC code, city/state abbreviation, and county name corresponding to the given location. Any place name, postal code, or SPLC in the PC*MILER database may be used (Canadian Postal Codes included in
PC*MILER, and international postal codes are additionally available for
PC*MILER|Worldwide customers). FullName returns -1 if the PC*MILER place you entered is invalid.
HINT:
If a Canadian city, Canadian postal code, or SPLC is entered in the function, it will return the city/state without a code.
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FullName Function Examples:
Location
52802
Hershey, PA
R3L 0B5
Formula
=fullname(A2)
=fullname(A3)
=fullname(A4)
SPLC301120002 =fullname(A5)
Paris, FR =fullname(A5)
RESULT
52802 Davenport, IA, Scott
17033 Hershey, PA, Dauphin
R3L 0B5 Winnipeg, MB
301120002 Canal, MI, Chippewa
Paris, FR, Paris
3.20 Getting the City Name/State/County from a Location
The prototype for the CityNameWithCounty function is:
CityNameWithCounty
(placeName)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
The function CityNameWithCounty takes a PC*MILER location (city-state, postal code, six-digit Canadian Postal Code, PC*MILER|Worldwide international postal code, SPLC, PC*MILER custom name) and returns the city name with state and county. Any place name, postal code, or SPLC in the PC*MILER or database may be used. Returns -1 if the PC*MILER place you entered is invalid.
CityNameWithCounty Function Examples:
Location
Knoxville, IA
Formula RESULT
=citynamewithcounty(A2) Knoxville, IA, Marion
12345 =citynamewithcounty(A3) General Electric, NY, Schenectady
SPLC401167000 =citynamewithcounty(A4) Barco, NC, Currituck
Omaha, NE;1600 Douglas St. =citynamewithcounty(A5) Omaha, NE, Douglas
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3.21 Getting Latitude/Longitude Points from a Location
The prototype for the CityToLatLong function is:
CityToLatLong
(CityStateOrZipcode)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
The function CityToLatLong takes a PC*MILER location (city-state, postal code, SPLC, truck stop, PC*MILER custom name) and returns the latitude/longitude of a point central to the location in degrees, minutes, seconds format (dddmmssN,dddmmssW). CityToLatLong returns -1 if the PC*MILER place name you entered is invalid.
CityToLatLong Function Examples:
Location Formula RESULT
Hershey, PA =citytolatlong(A3) 0401707N,0763859W
R3L 0B5 =citytolatlong(A4) 0495251N,0970830W
Ankeny, IA;200 East 1 st
St. =citytolatlong(A5) 0414400N,0933640W
IMPORTANT NOTE for PC*MILER|Worldwide Users:
The appropriate region must be set in PC*MILER to match the input locations. Also, when entering abbreviations for countries outside North America (for example, Paris,
FR), the format must match the setting in PC*MILER (Tools menu > Country
Abbreviations) – either FIPS 2-character, FIPS 3-character, or ISO 2-character.
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3.22 Getting a Place Name from Latitude/Longitude Points
The prototype for the LatLongToCity function is:
LatLongToCity
(LatLong)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
The function LatLongToCity takes a latitude/longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds or decimal degrees format) and returns the miles from the PC*MILER place name at the closest end of the closest road segment. This may be either a city-state or a road intersection. This function connects latitude/longitudes to the highway network as if you were routing to or from the latitude/longitude.
LatLongToCity returns a -1 if the lat/long format is invalid or is more than 200 miles from a road in the PC*MILER highway network.
The CityToLatLong and LatLongToCity functions may be, but are not necessarily reversible, because not all PC*MILER place names are located at the end points of road segments.
LatLongToCity Function Examples:
Location Formula RESULT
0401707N,0763859W =latlongtocity (A2) 0.0 PA State Univ-Hershey Medical, PA, Dauphin
0495255N,0970818W =latlongtocity 0.1 E Winnipeg, MB
IMPORTANT NOTE for PC*MILER|Worldwide Users:
The lat/longs entered must match the region set in PC*MILER. In North America, city returns will include state, province, or estado but not country. In all other regions, the city and country will be returned, with the country abbreviation being a FIPS 2character, ISO 2-character, or FIPS 3-character, depending on the setting in
PC*MILER (Tools menu > Country Abbreviations).
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3.23 Getting Latitude/Longitude Points from an Address
AddressToLatLong
(Address)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
(In North America with PC*MILER|Streets only) This function takes a
PC*MILER|Streets address and returns the latitude/longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds format (dddmmssN,dddmmssW). AddressToLatLong returns -1 if the place name you entered is invalid. The function may be, but is not necessarily reversible. For a decimal format return, see Appendix B on the PCMSERVE.INI.
3.24 Getting an Address from Latitude/Longitude Points
LatLongToAddress
(LatLong)
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
(In North America with PC*MILER|Streets only) This function takes a latitude/longitude (degrees, minutes, seconds or decimal degrees format) and returns the address. This function connects latitude/longitudes to the highway network as if you were routing to or from the latitude/longitude.
LatLongToAddress returns a -1 if the lat/long format is invalid or is more than
200 miles from a road in the PC*MILER|Streets highway network. The function may be, but is not necessarily reversible.
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3.25 Multi-Stop Routes
A good way to calculate a multi-stop route is to put all stops along the route, including the origin and destination, in the same column.
In the example below, the origin is in cell B3, the first stop is in B4, second stop in B5, etc. The Miles formula was entered in cell C4 to get the mileage from
08540 to Baltimore, MD; i.e. =Miles(B3,B4). This formula was then dragged from C4 down the length of the stop list to obtain leg mileages. (To replicate a formula down a column, click and hold the small square in the bottom right corner of the cell that contains the formula and drag down over the other cells in the column. See Excel Help for more about this and other Excel spreadsheet capabilities.) For more examples, see the “Demo*.xls” files in the Excel folder of your PC*MILER installation.
Total mileage was added at the bottom using the Excel function =SUM(C4:C9) to add up all miles in the “Mileage” column.
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3.26 Hub Routes
Using the same principle as for multi-stop routing above, Hub mileage (mileage from one “hub” location to multiple destinations) can be derived by entering the hub location at the top of a column and placing multiple destinations under it in the same column.
Simply set the origin in the =Miles formula in each cell to the stop at the top of the list; in the example below, to get miles from 08540 to Atlanta,GA, cell C6 contains the formula =Miles(B3,B6).
NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
3.27 Getting Toll Data from Lat/Longs
If PC*MILER|Tolls was purchased and installed, toll data can be calculated in
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets using latitude/longitude points.
In the example below, the Discount parameter is set to TRUE so that discount programs that are activated in PC*MILER (Options dialog > Tolls tab) will be used where they apply in toll calculations. The RouteType optional parameter is missing and therefore defaults to Practical routing. See section 3.14 for more on the Tolls function.
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NOTE:
Sample workbooks using this function are in the Excel folder of your
PC*MILER installation, usually in C:\ALK Technologies\PMW27x\EXCEL. See section 1.3 for a description of the provided workbooks.
3.28 Using the Avoid/Favor/Override Roads Option
If the “Custom” option is turned on in the PCMSERVE.INI file (see below),
PC*MILER|Spreadsheets will use the avoid/favor/override road settings created in PC*MILER. Note that favoring a road does not absolutely guarantee that it will be used (see the PC*MILER User’s Guide or Help for a description of avoiding, favoring, and overriding roads).
This option can also be set by changing the CustomRoute setting to TRUE in the
PCMSERVE.INI
file located in your Windows or Windows NT folder. The default is FALSE. See Appendix B for more about the .INI file.
CustomRoute=TRUE
3.29 Using Hazardous Materials Compliant Routing
(North America only) If the separate PC*MILER|HazMat add-on module has been purchased, PC*MILER|Spreadsheets can calculate routes that are hazardous material compliant for various types of hazardous material
.
See the PC*MILER
User’s Guide or Help for a description of the following available PC*MILER hazmat route types:
In North America: None, General, Explosive, Inhalant, Radioactive,
Corrosive, or Flammable.
In Europe and Oceania (PC*MILER|Worldwide must be installed): None,
General, Explosive, Flammable, HarmfultoWater
The hazardous material routing type can be set as the default in the PCMSERVE.INI file (HazRoute setting). See Appendix B for more about the .INI file.
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4
Trouble-shooting
4.1 The Logging Engine
If you are having problems running PC*MILER|Spreadsheets it may be helpful to run the logging engine. Start the engine by double-clicking the log engine icon created during the PC*MILER|Spreadsheets installation. This will create a window that receives messages describing PC*MILER|Spreadsheets processes.
Use the function PCMSSetDebug to receive more details:
PCMSSetDebug(Level)
The debug level is set by entering the SetDebugLevel command within the active spreadsheet. Available levels are 0-19; the higher the number the more messages will be logged. The debug level can also be set in the PCMSERVE.INI file (see
Appendix B):
DebugLevel=12
4.2 Postal Codes with Leading Zeroes
If you enter a postal code with a leading zero (e.g. 08540) Excel may interpret it as a number and remove the leading zero. To correct this problem, either type an apostrophe in front of the postal code (e.g. ‘08540) or format the field as text
(“Text” category of the “Format Cells” command).
NOTE:
In North America, the database also includes 3-digit U.S. ZIP Codes.
4.3 Converting Minutes to Hour:Minute Format
The DriveTime function returns the drive time between two points in minutes, but sometimes it is convenient to see the time in hour:minute format. To display drive times as “days hours:minutes” in Excel, you must first convert minutes to days by dividing by 24*60. For example:
=DriveTime (A2,B2)/(24*60)
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4.4 ‘The INI File Was Not Found’ Error
When loading the Add-In for the first time, this error may sometimes appear. Exit and re-enter Excel.
4.5 ‘Sub or Function Not Defined’ Error
When making calls to PC*MILER|Spreadsheets from a macro sheet, you may see this error message. To fix the problem, from the Tools menu select References and make sure that pcmsrv.xla is checked on.
4.6 ‘-1’ Error
This error occurs when the user enters a location (postal code or a city/state place name) that is not a valid PC*MILER location.
NOTE:
If you add or change custom locations in PC*MILER using “Import
Custom Places” or “Manage Custom Places,” Excel will not recognize those changes until you exit PC*MILER to save the changes on disk, as well as shut down Excel and restart it.
This error can also occur if the Add-In was not able to correctly load the
PC*MILER database. Turn on debugging (see The Logging Engine, previous page) to diagnose the Add-In startup, then shut down Excel and restart it.
4.7 ‘Cannot Find VBAEN.OLB’ Error
NOTE:
We do not support making modifications to this file. Please make a backup copy before making any changes
Excel will attempt to access this file when it tries to load the Add-In. First, make sure that the file vbaen.olb exists. It should be either in the Windows folder or the
SYSTEM
sub-folder inside the Windows folder. If the file does not exist, you must re-install Windows.
If the file exists, then the problem is in the Windows Registration File (reg.dat).
The location of vbaen.olb is saved in the reg.dat. Make sure the path to this file in the reg.dat points to the correct location. You can run REGEDIT /V to view/edit the reg.dat.
Look for the key "TypeLib". Look for the Win17 selection. Under this section should be a complete path to the vbaen.olb. Ensure the full path is correct.
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4.8 Problems Using Custom Routing from PC*MILER
If you have problems using custom routing that you created in PC*MILER, set the value of the following item in the PCMSERVE.INI file to TRUE. The
PCMSERVE.INI file is located in your Windows or Winnt directory.
CustomRoute = TRUE
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A
Appendix A:
State/Country Abbreviations by Region
North American Countries
(Note that PC*MILER|Worldwide now includes Central American countries in its North
America region.)
Puerto Rico
Sainte Pierre & Miquelon
United States
Central America:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
PR
SB
US
CS
ES
PRI
SPM
USA
CRI
SLV
PR
PM
US
CR
SV
States/Provinces in the United States & Canada
AL Alabama
AK
AB
AZ
AR
BC
Alaska
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
British Columbia
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CA California
CO Colorado
CT
DE
Connecticut
Delaware
DC
FL
GA
ID
Dist. of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
IL
IN
IA
KS
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
ME Maine
MB Manitoba
ND
NT
NS
OH
OK
MD Maryland
MA Massachusetts
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MS Mississippi
MO Missouri
MT Montana
NE Nebraska
NV
NB
NH
NJ
Nevada
New Brunswick
New Hampshire
New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NY New York
NL
NC
Newfoundland & Labrador
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northwest Territory
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Oklahoma
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ON
OR
PA
PE
Ontario
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Island
QC Quebec
RI Rhode Island
SK
SC
Saskatchewan
South Carolina
SD
TN
TX
UT
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
VT
VA
Vermont
Virginia
WA Washington
WV West Virginia
WI Wisconsin
WY Wyoming
YT Yukon Territory
Mexican Estados
CL
DF
DG
GJ
GR
HG
Abbreviation
AG
BJ
BS
CP
CH
CI
CU
Estado
Aguascalientes
Baja California
Baja California Sur
Campeche
Chiapas
Chihuahua
Coahuila de Zaragoza
Colima
Distrito Federal
Durango
Guanajuato
Guerrero
Hidalgo
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QA
QR
SL
SI
SO
TA
TM
TL
JA
EM
MH
MR
NA
NX *
OA
PU
Jalisco
Mexico (Estado)
Michoacan de Ocampo
Morelos
Nayarit
Nuevo Leon
Oaxaca
Puebla
Queretaro Arteaga
Quintana Roo
San Luis Potosi
Sinaloa
Sonora
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
Tlaxcala
VZ
YC
Veracruz
Yucatan
ZT
Zacatecas
* Please note that “NL” could not be used for Nuevo Leon’s state abbreviation because the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada already utilizes this abbreviation in the database.
African Countries
Country FIPS
Burkina Faso UV
Cape Verde CV
Central African Republic CT
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CPV
CAF
BF
CV
CF
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Equatorial Guinea EK GNQ GQ
Guinea-Bissau PU GNB GW
Ivory Coast IV CIV CI
Madagascar MA MDG MG
Mozambique MZ MOZ MZ
Republic of Congo
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
CG
SH
TP
COD
SHN
STP
Sierra Leone SL
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CG
SH
ST
SL
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South Africa SF ZAF ZA
Western Sahara WI ESH EH
Asian Countries
Country FIPS
Afghanistan AF AFG AF
Azerbaijan AJ AZE AZ
Brunei Darussalam
Burma (Myanmar)
BX
BM
BRN
MMR
BN
MM
Hong Kong HK
Iran (Islamic Republic of) IR
HKG
IRN
Korea, North
Korea, South
KN
KS
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KOR
HK
IR
KP
KR
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Lao People's Democratic
Republic
LA LAO LA
Palestinian Territory
Papua New Guinea
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic
--
PP
SA
CE
SY
PSE
PNG
SAU
LKA
SYR
PS
PG
SA
LK
SY
Turkmenistan TX TKM TM
United Arab Emirates TC ARE AE
European Countries
Country FIPS
Andorra AN AND AD
Bosnia and Herzegovina BK
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Croatia
Czech Republic
HR HRV HR
EZ CZE CZ
Denmark DA DNK DK
Faroe Islands FO FRO FO
Finland FI FIN FI
France FR FRA FR
Hungary HU HUN HU
Isle of Man
Italy
IM -- --
IT ITA IT
Kazakhstan KZ KAZ KZ
Latvia LG LVA LV
Liechtenstein LS LIE LI
Luxembourg LU LUX LU
Montenegro MJ MNE ME
Netherlands NL NLD NL
Romania RO ROU RO
San Marino
Serbia
SM
RI
SMR
SRB
SM
RS
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Islands
SV SJM SJ
Switzerland SZ CHE CH
United Kingdom UK GBR GB
Oceania (Australia/South Pacific Countries)
Country FIPS
American Samoa AQ ASM AS
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
French Southern and
Antarctic Islands
CW COK
FP PYF
FS --
CK
PF
TF
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated
States of
Midway Island
RM MHL MH
FM FSM FM
MQ -- UM
New Caledonia
New Zealand
NC
NZ
Norfolk Island NF
Northern Mariana Islands CQ
NCL
NZL
NFK
MNP
NC
NZ
NF
MP
SB Solomon Islands BP
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Wake Island WQ
Wallis and Futuna Islands WF
Western Samoa WS
South American Countries
Country FIPS
--
WLF
WSM
Antigua and Barbuda AC ATG AG
UM
WF
WS
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
VI
CJ
VGB
CYM
VG
KY
Dominican Republic
Falkland Islands
(Malvinas)
French Guiana
DR DOM
FK FLK
FG GUF
DO
FK
GF
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Netherlands Antilles NT ANT AN
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Islands
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
SC KNA
ST LCA
VC VCT
Trinidad and Tobago TD
Turks and Caicos Islands TK
United States Virgin
Islands
TTO
TCA
VQ VIR
KN
LC
VC
TT
TC
VI
Channel Islands
East Timor
--
--
--
TMP
--
--
Official Sources
FIPS Country Codes: http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp
and http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm
ISO2 Country Codes: http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/english_country_names_and_code_elements.htm
and http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements#s
ISO 3 Country Codes: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49alpha.htm
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KEY
B
Appendix B:
The PCMSERVE.INI File
To set default trip options for PC*MILER|Spreadsheets, modify the
PCMSERVE.INI file found in your Windows or WINNT folder.
The settings that can be edited in the INI file are listed below. Some settings pertain only to other PC*MILER applications that you may not have installed, or may not be using. If any key does not have a value in the INI file, then it assumes the default value that is set in PC*MILER.
See section 3.9, Route Options and Default Settings, for the order of precedence between route options set in PC*MILER, those set using Spreadsheets functions, and those set using the PCMSERVE.INI.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Excel must be closed and reopened for INI file setting changes to take effect.
Valid Values Description
[Engine]
ShowEngine 0
1
DebugLevel 0
1
(or any value up to 19)
[Logging]
Enable 0
1
Should Connect automatically start the engine (1) or not (0).
Default = 0
Should Connect generate startup and shutdown messages.
Default = 0
Should log files be generated (1) or not (0).
Default = 0
Path/file name of log file. File
Append 0
1
Append to old file (1) or write over (0).
Default = 0
MaxStrLen
Any integer up to 254
Assign number of characters to truncate log messages to (optional)
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[Defaults]
CalcType Practical
Shortest
National
AvoidToll
Air
FiftyThree
Units Miles
Kilometers
ChangeDest TRUE
FALSE
Borders TRUE
FALSE
Set the default routing type: most Practical,
Shortest by distance, favor National
Network highways, avoid tolls, Air
(straight line), or 53’ Trailer.
Default = Practical
Note: Toll-Discouraged, National, and 53’ routing are all based on Practical miles.
Note Also: When 53’ Trailer routing is selected, the National Network is automatically included – but not necessarily vice versa.
What unit of measure should distance be shown in.
Default = Miles
When optimizing the route, should the trip’s destination be optimized also (T).
Default = False
Should the engine try to keep routes within the United States (F), or can they cross and recross the borders at will (T).
Default = True
AlphaOrder TRUE
FALSE
LightVehicle TRUE
FerryMiles
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
[Options]
CustomRoute TRUE
FALSE stop (T), not through each stop (F).
Default = False
List the states in the State Report in alphabetical order (T) or in the order driven (F).
Default = True
Should the DLL use Light Vehicle routing
(available if Streets data is installed with
PC*MILER).
Default=False
Use ferry distances in mileage and cost calculations (T), or don’t use (F).
Default = True
Should PC*MILER|Connect use Custom routing.
Default = False
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HazRoute
(with PC*MILER|
Hazmat add-on only)
PartialCityMatch
HistoricalRoadSpeeds
TranslateAlias TRUE
UseStreets
(only if Streets data is installed with
PC*MILER)
None
General
Explosive
Inhalant
Radioactive
Corrosive
Flammable
HarmfultoWater
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
The default hazardous routing type.
In North America, options are: none, general, explosive, inhalant, radioactive, corrosive, or flammable. In Europe &
Oceania (with PC*MILER|Worldwide) options are: none, general, explosive, flammable, or harmfultowater.
Default = None
Enables the return of a city match on a partial match of 28 characters.
Default = False
Toggles activation of traffic data for use in time-based routing. Equivalent to the
“Use Traffic Data” button in
PC*MILER.
Default = False
This setting pertains to geocoding in
PC*MILER|FuelTax. It changes “*” and
“()” in a custom place name to a “Zip-
City-State; Address” format.
Should street-level (T) or highway-only
(F) routing be used when stops are city names or postal codes.
Default = False
UseUSPostCodes TRUE
FALSE
UseMexPostCodes TRUE
FALSE
UseNLAbbreviinMX TRUE
FALSE
When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the U.S. code will be used.
Default = True (see note below)
When set to TRUE, if a 5-digit postal code might be a U.S. or a Mexican code, the Mexican code will be used.
Default = False
NOTE:
If UseUSPostCodes and
UseMexPostCodes are both FALSE, or are not in the INI, the default U.S. code will be used.
When set to TRUE, the “NL” abbreviation geocodes to Nuevo Leon in
Mexico. See section 3.4.
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LatLonFormatDecimal TRUE
FALSE
Pertains to the function
AddressToLatLong()
, causing the function to return lat/longs in decimal degrees (e.g. 40.348848N,74.662703W).
When this line is not included in the .INI or is included but =FALSE, the function returns degrees, minutes, seconds (e.g.
0402056N,0743946W).
Default = False (Note: when this line is not present, default = false)
[ConnectOptions]
AvoidFavorAutoSave TRUE
FALSE
GeofenceAutoSave TRUE
FALSE
This option can be set to TRUE to autosave avoids/favors on shutdown.
Default = False (Note: when this line is not present, default = false)
This option can be set to TRUE to autosave geofence data on shutdown.
Default = False (Note: when this line is not present, default = false)
[Default]
Region NA
SA
Africa
Asia
Europe
Region is NA (North America) for
PC*MILER. Default region is NA for
PC*MILER|Worldwide.
Oceania
ProductName =PC*MILER
Product Version =27.x Current version of PC*MILER or
PC*MILER|Worldwide.
Technologies\
PMW27x\app
PC*MILER or PC*MILER|Worldwide.
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