Calculate distance between two points in google maps V3

Question

How do you calculate the distance between two markers in Google maps V3? (Similar to the distanceFrom function inV2.)

Thanks..

Answer 1

In my case it was best to calculate this in SQL Server, since i wanted to take current location and then search for all zip codes within a certain distance from current location. I also had a DB which contained a list of zip codes and their lat longs. Cheers

--will return the radius for a given number
create function getRad(@variable float)--function to return rad
returns float
as
begin
declare @retval float 
select @retval=(@variable * PI()/180)
--print @retval
return @retval
end
go

--calc distance
--drop function dbo.getDistance
create function getDistance(@cLat float,@cLong float, @tLat float, @tLong float)
returns float
as
begin
declare @emr float
declare @dLat float
declare @dLong float
declare @a float
declare @distance float
declare @c float

set @emr = 6371--earth mean 
set @dLat = dbo.getRad(@tLat - @cLat);
set @dLong = dbo.getRad(@tLong - @cLong);
set @a = sin(@dLat/2)*sin(@dLat/2)+cos(dbo.getRad(@cLat))*cos(dbo.getRad(@tLat))*sin(@dLong/2)*sin(@dLong/2);
set @c = 2*atn2(sqrt(@a),sqrt(1-@a))
set @distance = @emr*@c;
set @distance = @distance * 0.621371 -- i needed it in miles
--print @distance
return @distance;
end 
go


--get all zipcodes within 2 miles, the hardcoded #'s would be passed in by C#
select *
from cityzips a where dbo.getDistance(29.76,-95.38,a.lat,a.long) <3
order by zipcode