+ elsif postcode.match(/^([A-Z]{1,2}\d+[A-Z]?\s*\d[A-Z]{2})/)
+ # It matched our naive UK postcode regexp
+ # Ask npemap to do a combined npemap + freethepostcode search
+ Net::HTTP.start('www.npemap.org.uk') do |http|
+ resp = http.get("/cgi/geocoder.fcgi?format=text&postcode=#{escaped_postcode}")
+ dataline = resp.body.split(/\n/)[1]
+ data = dataline.split(/,/) # easting,northing,postcode,lat,long
+ lat = data[3]
+ lon = data[4]
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
+ return
+ end
+ elsif postcode.match(/^[A-Z]\d[A-Z]\s*\d[A-Z]\d/)
+ # It's a canadian postcode
+ # Ask geocoder.ca (note - they have a per-day limit)
+ postcode = postcode.sub(/\s/,'')
+ Net::HTTP.start('geocoder.ca') do |http|
+ resp = http.get("?geoit=XML&postal=#{postcode}")
+ data_lat = resp.body.slice(/latt>.*?</)
+ data_lon = resp.body.slice(/longt>.*?</)
+ lat = data_lat.split(/[<>]/)[1]
+ lon = data_lon.split(/[<>]/)[1]
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
+ return
+ end
+ elsif postcode.match(/(GIR 0AA|[A-PR-UWYZ]([0-9]{1,2}|([A-HK-Y][0-9]|[A-HK-Y][0-9]([0-9]|[ABEHMNPRV-Y]))|[0-9][A-HJKS-UW]) [0-9][ABD-HJLNP-UW-Z]{2})
+ /)
+ #its a UK postcode
+ begin
+ Net::HTTP.start('www.freethepostcode.org') do |http|
+ resp = http.get("/geocode?postcode=#{postcode}")
+ lat = resp.body.scan(/[4-6][0-9]\.?[0-9]+/)
+ lon = resp.body.scan(/[-+][0-9]\.?[0-9]+/)
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :mlat => lat, :mlon => lon, :zoom => 14
+ return
+ end
+ rescue
+ redirect_to :controller => params[:next_controller], :action => params[:next_action], :error => "invalid_postcode"
+ #redirect to somewhere else
+ end
+ elsif
+ # Some other postcode / zip code
+ # Throw it at geonames, and see if they have any luck with it