(For PC*Miler Web Services Spreadsheets)
=MilesWS returns the mileage between two points (origin to the destination).
Syntax
=MilesWS (origin, destination, routetype, dims, units, LCV, dataversion, traffic, hazmats, highwayonly, countries, region)
If you want to use some of the non-required arguments, but not all of them, include commas as placeholders for the arguments you are leaving out. For example, if you want a practical route between the 13090 and 90210 ZIP codes in PC*Miler 36, the syntax would be:
=MilesWS("13090 Liverpool","90210 Beverly Hills",,,,,PCM36,,,,"US")
Arguments
| Argument | Description | Required? | Values |
| origin | The origin of the trip. | yes | A geocodable location in the PC*Miler database. Learn more about how to input locations. |
| destination | The destination of the trip. | yes | A geocodable location in the PC*Miler database. Learn more about how to input locations. |
| routetype | The PC*MILER route type to be used in mileage calculations. Learn more about PC*MILER route types. | no | Prac (Practical) Short (Shortest) Natl (State + National Network. U.S. Only) Toll (Toll Discouraged)* Air (Air Distance) or, a combination: Prac|Natl Short|Toll Practical is the Default. *Requires license for toll data. |
| dims | The truck's dimensions. | no | Enter a number for each dimension in this order: height in inches, width in inches, trailer length in feet, weight in pounds, and number of axles. Each dimension must be separated by a comma. You can submit all dimensions or only some of them. If you want to skip a particular dimension, enter two commas with no space between them. Examples: 162,96,53,80000,8 162,,53,,8 |
| units | The units of measurement used in the dims argument. Also sets whether distances are returned in miles or kilometers. | no | English (Default) Metric |
| LCV | Indicates whether the truck is a multi-trailer or longer combination vehicle. Used for toll c | no | True False (Default) |
| dataversion | The data version to be used in mileage calculations. (For users licensed for multiple data versions.) | no | Enter PCM plus the version number: The range is PCM18 to PCMXX (Current Version) Current version is default. |
| traffic | Indicates whether or not use traffic data. (For users licensed for traffic data.) | no | True False (Default) |
| hazmats | A list of the hazmat categories that should be applied to the routes created for mileage calculations. | no | 0 = None (Default) 1 = General 2 = Caustic 3 = Explosives 4 = Flammable 5 = Inhalants 6 = Radioactive 7 = HarmfulToWater 8 = Tunnel (Separate by commas to pass more than one category in this argument.) |
| highwayonly | (North America Only) Calculates routes using an air distance from the midpoint of the truck-usable highway segment that is nearest to the destination postal code or city/state. | no | True False (Default) |
| countries | The country or countries where the origin and destination are located. | Not required but recommended for the most accurate geocoding and best performance. | A two-letter country code |
| region | The region of the world where the origin and destination are located. | Not required but recommended for the most accurate geocoding and best performance. | Region Codes are NA (North America), EU (Europe), AS (Asia), AF (Africa), SA (South America), OC (Oceania), MX (Mexico), ME (Middle East), and WW (Worldwide). |