Hi Ben, I'm trying to do the same, If I understand correctly, we would need to do a loop, and in each loop we would need to search for a different category. So it would be 3 searches of 32 results each. Is there a better way to do so?
Thanks Sebastian On 24/04/09 01:08, "Ben Lisbakken" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey James -- > > What you're asking for would require you to write your own custom > code. What you would do is use the base Javascript LocalSearch > searcher, or the REST URL, and do a search for gas stations, > restaurants, hotels, etc. Then, with the response, you would draw the > results to the page, and place the markers on the map. > > http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/#localsearch_with_markers > This sample shows how to do a LocalSearch and then add the markers to > the map. This will be similar to what you want to do, but you would > have to modify this a fair amount to be exactly what you want. For > instance, instead of using the SearchControl to do the search, you > would want to just do a plain LocalSearch without the control (that > way you could draw the results yourself). You would also want to make > multiple instances of the LocalSearch, so you could do multiple > queries for restaurants, hotels etc. Lastly, you would want to draw > the results to the map the way that you want, including adding your > own info menus etc. > > -Ben > > On Apr 21, 12:53 pm, James <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello All, >> >> I have the google local search working as a control on my map. >> >> http://dirtlink.net/dcce/track.php?track_id=30 >> >> However, I am having a hard time integrating it into another section >> of my page. If you look at my page, you'll see a section called >> Amenities, which I want to have links for things like >> >> gas stations, restaurants, hotels, etc. >> >> Ideally a person would click on this link, and it would submit the >> data to google and then populate the map with all the search results, >> for example, the closest gas statiosn. And thhe amenities tab would >> also list the results, like it does not as an overlay on the map. >> >> Any ideas?? I have been in the code playground for a few hours and I >> cant get it to work... >> >> James > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
