Hi Jeremy, once again thanks for your help... Still no joy though... I get a load error with it.
http://yourpaste.net/1307/ I realise I need to understand the code better. I can follow it roughly, but in comparison to C (where you can follow how things work much better) the functions are already written so it becomes a bit trickier. Do you have any good literature suggestions that may help me? Thanks On Oct 17, 4:19 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oops. Try this.gs.addQueryAddition(...); Notice the change of the ls > to gs . Otherwise, leave the line the same. > > Jeremy R. Geerdes > Effective website design & development > Des Moines, IA > > For more information or a project quote:http://jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > communication are given in US dollars. > > If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights > Wesleyan Church! > > On Oct 17, 2008, at 10:16 AM, superjeans wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Jeremy, > > > May thanks for the help again - it's very much appreciated. I have the > > postcode checker working for the UK format, but unfortunately I cannot > > get the line; > > > gsmsc.ls.addQueryAddition('Football Ground'); > > > .....to work. If I add it where you mention after the final } it > > causes the a load failure. > > > The full code is here: > > >http://yourpaste.net/1299/ > > > This is a snippet of he code > > > # > > var gsmsc=new GSmapSearchControl( > > document.getElementById("mapsearch"), > > "SWFC, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6 1SW", > > options > > ); > > > } > > gsmsc.ls.addQueryAddition('Football Ground'); > > // arrange for this function to be called during body.onload > > // event processing > > > GSearch.setOnLoadCallback(LoadMapSearchControl); > > > </script> > > <!-- ++End Map Search Control Wizard Generated Code++ --> > > > # > > > Any ideas why it doesn't load? > > > On Oct 17, 12:53 pm, Jeremy Geerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, now I'm more confused than I was before. The code you pasted > >> is > >> for the GSmapSearchControl (i.e., wizard-generated). But you are > >> asking about the google.maps.LocalSearch? The two things are > >> separate > >> and distinct, so I'm going to go with the code that you've already > >> got > >> working. > > >> So here's what you need to do. First, do NOT include the > >> gmlocalsearch.js and gmlocalsearch.css files into your page. They > >> are > >> unnecessary at this point. > > >> Second, we're going to focus on the block of code that looks like > >> this > >> in your paste: > > >> # > >> function LoadMapSearchControl() { > > >> var options = { > >> zoomControl : > >> GSmapSearchControl.ZOOM_CONTROL_ENABLE_ALL, > >> title : "SWFC", > >> url : "http://www.swfc.co.uk";, > >> idleMapZoom : GSmapSearchControl.ACTIVE_MAP_ZOOM, > >> activeMapZoom : GSmapSearchControl.ACTIVE_MAP_ZOOM > >> } > > >> new GSmapSearchControl( > >> document.getElementById("mapsearch"), > >> "Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield, S6 1SW ", > >> options > >> ); > >> } > > >> The first thing we're going to do in this block is add the following > >> right under the first line (please note that, again, because I don't > >> know what a post code is going to look like in your part of the > >> world, > >> I'm looking for a well-formed US ZIP code, whether it's valid or > >> not): > > >> GSmapSearchControl.prototype.newSearch = function(opt_query) { > >> if (opt_query) { > >> this.searchForm.input.value = opt_query; > >> } > >> if (this.searchForm.input.value && > >> this.searchForm.input.value.match(/^\d{5}(-\d{4})$/)) { // This is > >> the > >> line we changed! > > >> // clear markers, set prev/next > >> this.clearMarkers(); > >> GSmapsc_removeChildren(this.attributionDiv); > >> this.gs.execute(this.searchForm.input.value); > >> } > >> return false; > > >> } > > >> Please note that, with the exception of the denoted line, all of the > >> preceding block is lifted straight from gsmapsearch.js. The change > >> is > >> to add in the && searchForm.input.value.match(...) bit, which will > >> make sure that we're looking at something that could at least pass > >> for > >> a valid post code at first glance. > > >> Once that's done, we need to change the line reading "new > >> GSmapSearchControl(" to the following: > > >> var gsmsc=new GSmapSearchControl( > > >> And then, right below that closing right curly bracket ( } ), we need > >> to add this line: > > >> gsmsc.ls.addQueryAddition('Football Ground'); > > >> And that should do it. One word of caution, Groups is terrible at > >> adding newlines into the middle of your code, so please don't just > >> copy-paste straight out of here into your code. It'll probably cause > >> more problems than it's worth. Otherwise, I hope that helps without > >> muddying the water too much more! > > >> Jeremy R. Geerdes > >> Effective website design & development > >> Des Moines, IA > > >> For more information or a project quote:http:// > >> jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > >> communication are given in US dollars. > > >> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights > >> Wesleyan Church! > > >> On Oct 17, 2008, at 5:49 AM, superjeans wrote: > > >>> That's great, thanks. I guessed it was something like that. > >>> Unfortunately I cannot show you my map as it is on a private > >>> network. > > >>> My code however is here: > > >>>http://yourpaste.net/1296/ > > >>> So I need the following line: > > >>> searcher.setQueryAddition('Football Ground'); > > >>> Do I also need the lines: > > >>> <script src="http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/localsearch/ > >>> gmlocalsearch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> > >>> @import url("http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/localsearch/ > >>> gmlocalsearch.css"); > > >>> var lcs = new google.maps.LocalSearch(); > >>> map.addControl(new google.maps.LocalSearch()); > > >>> you my guess I'm new to JavaScript..... I'm a C++ man really! > > >>> On Oct 17, 11:16 am, Jeremy Geerdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> Without a link to your exact implementation, it's impossible to > >>>> tell > >>>> you exactly what you need to do, but there are two things that > >>>> you're > >>>> going to want to do. First, to add the hidden query information, > >>>> you > >>>> want to use the searcher's .setQueryAddition method to add > >>>> "Football > >>>> Ground", like this: > > >>>> searcher.setQueryAddition('Football Ground'); // where searcher is > >>>> the > >>>> LocalSearch object you're using > > >>>> Second, you're going to have to intercept the form's submit event > >>>> and > >>>> run a regular expression on the search query to make sure it > >>>> matches > >>>> the general pattern of a post code. For instance, if I was going > >>>> to > >>>> do this in the US with a ZIP code, I would use: > > >>>> if(!query.match(/^\d{5}(-\d{4})$/)){alert("That's not a valid ZIP > >>>> code!");} // where query is the query that the user is trying to > >>>> submit > > >>>> Jeremy R. Geerdes > >>>> Effective website design & development > >>>> Des Moines, IA > > >>>> For more information or a project quote:http:// > >>>> jgeerdes.home.mchsi.com > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>> Unless otherwise noted, any price quotes contained within this > >>>> communication are given in US dollars. > > >>>> If you're in the Des Moines, IA, area, check out Debra Heights > >>>> Wesleyan Church! > > >>>> On Oct 17, 2008, at 3:35 AM, superjeans wrote: > > >>>>> Hi, > > >>>>> I have created my searchable Google maps window for my website. > > >>>>> However, I want to be able to hide search criteria. > > >>>>> For example, I want the user to only enter a post code, but the > >>>>> actual > >>>>> search that is sent off to the server has the search term > >>>>> "Football > >>>>> Ground" as well as the post code. Thus, the search will only > >>>>> return > >>>>> the football grounds near the post code. > > >>>>> I'm sure this is extremely straightforward - please could someone > >>>>> point me in the right direction? Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google AJAX APIs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-AJAX-Search-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
