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I have to calculate the length of the shortest path between A (lat1, long1) and B (lat2, long2). But all the solutions I've found do not get a correct result because they only calculate the distance between the nearest vertex of A to the nearest vertex of B.

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How should your solution behave instead of routing from the nearest vertex? What would be the "correct" result for you? – underdark♦ Jan 24 at 16:18
The correct result should also consider the distance between point A and its nearest vertex as well as the distance between point B and its nearest vertex. – Robert Jan 25 at 15:05
That will not change the resulting route though. It will only change the total length of the route. – underdark♦ Jan 25 at 15:26
Sorry perhaps I expressed myself badly. I am interested in having a total length of the route correct! – Robert Jan 26 at 10:31
closest point on vertex + endpoint/startpoint, use those to create inestring, measure and add total length – simplexio Jan 26 at 12:20
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