public function integer uf_get_latlong4wp (oleobject aole_wp, ref decimal adc_lat, ref decimal adc_long);

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//
// adoptet from:
// 
// http://www.mp2kmag.com/mappoint/discussion/viewtopic.asp?t=3291&highlight=calcpos
//
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integer    li_ret
dec{10}  ldc_dist, ldc_len
string      ls_err

oleObject	lole_loc

li_ret = c_map_ok

if li_ret = c_map_ok then

	if isNull(this.idc_halfEarth) then
		
		this.iole_northPole = this.iole_objt.getLocation( 90,   0, 1)
		this.iole_southPole = this.iole_objt.getLocation(-90,   0, 1)
		this.iole_santaCruz = this.iole_objt.getLocation(  0, -90, 1)
		
		this.idc_halfEarth    = this.iole_objt.distance(this.iole_northPole, this.iole_southPole);
		this.idc_quarterEarth = this.idc_halfEarth / 2
		
	end if

end if

if li_ret = c_map_ok then
	
	lole_loc = aole_wp.location
	
	adc_lat = 90.0 - 180.0 * this.iole_objt.distance(this.iole_northPole, lole_loc) / this.idc_halfEarth
	
	ldc_dist = this.iole_objt.distance(this.iole_objt.getLocation(adc_lat, 0, 1), lole_loc)
	ldc_len  = (adc_lat / 180) * pi(1)
	
	adc_long = 180.0 * acos((cos((ldc_dist * 2 * pi(1)) / (2 * this.idc_halfearth)) - sin(ldc_len) * sin(ldc_len)) / (cos(ldc_len) * cos(ldc_len))) / pi(1)
	
end if

return li_ret