Good luck On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 1:33 AM, jobber <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Branko. > > On Jun 18, 4:59 pm, Branko Vukelic <[email protected]> wrote: >> @ Brandon >> >> That was a bit harsh. A little bit. >> >> @jobber: >> >> There's jQuery datepicker for a quick calendar widget, and Google Maps >> API. For maps, you have to be careful about quota. You have limits as >> to how many requests you can make per day, so as your user base grows, >> you'll reach a point where you'd have to shell out lots of money to >> keep up with the traffic. (I've never been in that position, so if >> anyone knows better, do correct me by all means.) >> >> From your description, it doesn't seem like such a difficult thing to >> implement, if that's ALL you're planning. >> >> On the other hand, if you're looking for a quick score as Brandon >> suspects, you might get better results by using Drupal and some >> modules. I'm sure there are calendar modules and things like that. >> With a bit of effort, you might even convince a blog engine to do the >> work for you (for example, posts would be events, and you'd add a >> calendar widget that would make the browser load all posts for a >> specified date, and that'd be your listing). Depending on the level of >> control you (don't) want over the process, GAE might not necessarily >> be the best solution for you. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Brandon Wirtz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Really? >> >> > Your first post on a forum for solving tech issues is "I'm way too busy to >> > do any real work so if you could just point me at code to do this thing I >> > had an idea for but am too lazy to execute?" >> >> > Be a good neighbor/Forum member. Get your app started, Come back when you >> > have a technical question. We are not your personal Google. When you get >> > to "Hey guys I have this mostly working, but I can't seem to convert dates >> > from longs to Roman Calendar in US Presentation" we'd be glad to help you >> > out. >> >> > -Brandon >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Ofjobber >> > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 5:09 AM >> > To: Google App Engine >> > Subject: [google-appengine] Pick-up sports app -- maps + calendar >> >> > I'd like to create an app which displays upcoming pick-up sports games on a >> > map. Users would be able to change the date and see the games planned for >> > each day. It would need a simple backend to upload new events / batch >> > upload >> > from a text file. >> >> > Can someone save me my precious sunday morning and point me in the >> > direction >> > of some code which integrates maps with a calendar backend? >> >> > Thanks >> > -Mike >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "Google App Engine" 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-appengine?hl=en. >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "Google App Engine" 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 >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. >> >> -- >> Branko Vukelić >> [email protected] >> >> Lead Developer >> Herd Hound (tm) - Travel that doesn't bitewww.herdhound.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" 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-appengine?hl=en. > >
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