=MilesWS

=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.
destination	The destination of the trip.	yes	A geocodable location in the PC*Miler database.
routetype	The PCMiler route type to be used in mileage calculations. Learn more about PCMiler 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 calculations in North America.	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. Make sure the version is in quotes (e.g. "PCM38") to avoid an accidental cell reference in Excel.
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).

Argument

Description

Required?

Values

origin

The origin of the trip.

yes

A geocodable location in the PC*Miler database.

destination

The destination of the trip.

yes

A geocodable location in the PC*Miler database.

routetype

The PC*Miler route type to be used in mileage calculations. Learn more about PC*Miler route types.

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.

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.

English (Default) Metric

LCV

Indicates whether the truck is a multi-trailer or longer combination vehicle. Used for toll calculations in North America.

True False (Default)

dataversion

The data version to be used in mileage calculations. (For users licensed for multiple data versions.)

Enter PCM plus the version number: The range is PCM18 to PCMXX (Current Version) Current version is default. Make sure the version is in quotes (e.g. "PCM38") to avoid an accidental cell reference in Excel.

traffic

Indicates whether or not use traffic data. (For users licensed for traffic data.)

True False (Default)

hazmats

A list of the hazmat categories that should be applied to the routes created for mileage calculations.

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.

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).