Hi all, I still haven't had any luck in communicating between a remotely loaded .swf containing my Google Maps logic and JavaScript in an AIR application - see http://forums.adobe.com/message/2200023 for more details on where I'm stuck.
I'd really like to use the Flash APIs for Google Maps, but its looking increasingly difficult to accomplish what I'm trying to achieve - I'm new to Flash development, so it could easily be something brainless on my part which is holding me back. Getting a definitive answer on whether what I'm trying to do is possible/recommended would help a lot. As an alternative to Flash APIs for Google Maps, I've been taking a look at the RoadFinder AIR application demo (see http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air/samples/ for more details). This example is entirely JavaScript based and looks to be a workable alternative to Flash. The question I have to this group is whether the implementation outlined in this RoadFinder demo is advisable from a Google Maps perspective (note to group moderator: if you think this question is outside the scope of this particular group as it doesn't relate directly to Flash APIs for Google Maps, please let me know and I'll post to the Google Maps group). Thanks Sean On Aug 14, 5:09 pm, seanoshea <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marc, > > Had a second look at your instructions and looks like I was barking up > the wrong tree. I have it working now, by pointing myHTMLat a live > server and changing from a WidowedApplication to a straight > Application. This is what my final configuration looks like: > > <htmlxmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > <head> > <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > charset=UTF-8" / > > <title>GMAPS</title> > </head> > <body> > <div id="map_canvas" name="map_canvas"> > <object > classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" > > codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/ > swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" > width="800px" > height="600px"> > <param name="movie" > value="http://myserver.eye.fi/ > GMapsController.swf"> > <param name="quality" value="high"> > <param name="flashVars" > value="key=ABQIAAAAirgZjEoCu9f3suq95spKkBR_S1ecsaBoILwOJWQZL62AsG_vrBT--- > yI8NYfu5nSGRvZPcpZobSHzA"> > <embed > width="800px" > height="600px" > quality="high" > > flashVars="key=ABQIAAAAirgZjEoCu9f3suq95spKkBR_S1ecsaBoILwOJWQZL62AsG_vrBT--- > yI8NYfu5nSGRvZPcpZobSHzA" > > pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"; > type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> > </object> > </div> > </body> > </html> > > and my .mxml file looks like: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > layout="absolute"> > <maps:Map xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" id="map" > mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)" width="100%" height="100%" > url="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/"; > key="ABQIAAAAirgZjEoCu9f3suq95spKkBR_S1ecsaBoILwOJWQZL62AsG_vrBT--- > yI8NYfu5nSGRvZPcpZobSHzA"/> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > > import com.google.maps.LatLng; > import com.google.maps.Map; > import com.google.maps.MapEvent; > import com.google.maps.MapType; > > private function onMapReady(event:Event):void { > this.map.setCenter(new > LatLng(40.736072,-73.992062), 14, > MapType.NORMAL_MAP_TYPE); > } > > public function setLocation(lat:Number, long:Number):void > { > > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > </mx:Application> > > Curious to know from the Google people on this list what the thinking > is behind these restrictions. I'd like to be able to host the .swf > file internally in the AIR application so I wouldn't have to rely on > an external server (other than the Google Maps servers). Would you > suggest any kind of workaround to achieve what I want? Do you think > what I want is realistic/possible/advisable? > > Thanks again > > Sean > > On Aug 3, 8:33 am, seanoshea <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Marc, > > > Tried your suggestions, but no dice. Tried changing the AIR app from a > > WindowedApplication into a regular Application, but didn't have any > > luck with that. > > > I tried adding the .swf as the content in the AIR .xml file like this: > > > <content>GMapsController.swf</content> > > > and that loaded the Google Map as expected - unfortunately, this > > doesn't really suit myHTMLbased application :( > > > I posted to the Adobe AIR forums just to see what I'm trying to do is > > actually possible:http://forums.adobe.com/thread/470957. I'm very new > > to AIR/Flex development in general, so I could be making a very simple > > mistake. If someone on the AIR team posts to the Adobe forums, I'll be > > sure to repost back here. In the meantime, If anyone on this forum > > sees something glaringly wrong with what I'm attempting to do, I'd > > really appreciate it if you could point me in the correct direction. > > > Cheers > > > Sean > > > On Jul 31, 4:25 am, Marc Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Sean, > > > > So I would change the line below in thehtml: > > > > height="600px"> > > > - <param name="movie" value="app:/GMapsController.swf"> > > > + <param name="movie" value="http://someserver.com/ > > > GMapsController.swf"> > > > <param name="quality" value="high"> > > > > And make sure the key is set to match that domain. Also you might have > > > to change from WindowedApplication to Application to get it to display > > > at all (possibly changing to a flex profile but I think theair > > > profile worked as well). > > > > It's not very elegant, it would be much better if we could use an > > > app:/ url to store the swf inside theAirapplication but looking at > > > the network traffic the url parameter in the mxml is always ignored by > > > the maps API if you aren't running the swf as the main window in > > > anAirapplication (i.e. it never gets used if you are running > > > anAir/htmlapplication). > > > > Love the eye-fi btw, > > > > -- > > > Marc Suttonwww.codev.co.uk > > > > On Jul 30, 10:57 pm, seanoshea <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Marc, > > > > > I'm running into the exact same issue you seemed to have overcome. > > > > I've aHTMLbasedAIRapplication and I want to include GMaps > > > > capabilities in a swf file within theHTMLapp. Would you mind posting > > > > the code you used to import the swf into theHTMLplease? This is what > > > > my import code looks like: > > > > > <object > > > > classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" > > > > codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/ > > > > swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" > > > > width="800px" > > > > height="600px"> > > > > <param name="movie" value="app:/GMapsController.swf"> > > > > <param name="quality" value="high"> > > > > <param name="flashVars" > > > > value="key=aklsjdlkasjdlaskjdaslkjdaslkdjalksdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkjaldkajaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkj"> > > > > <embed > > > > width="800px" > > > > height="600px" > > > > src="app:/GMapsController.swf" > > > > quality="high" > > > > > flashVars="key=aklsjdlkasjdlaskjdaslkjdaslkdjalksdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkjaldkajaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkj" > > > > pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"; > > > > type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> > > > > </object> > > > > > and this is what my mxml code looks like: > > > > > <mx:WindowedApplication xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > > layout="absolute"> > > > > <maps:Map xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" id="map" > > > > mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)" width="100%" height="100%" > > > > url="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/"; > > > > key="aklsjdlkasjdlaskjdaslkjdaslkdjalksdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkjaldkajaslkdjasldkjasldkjasldkj"/ > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > > <![CDATA[ > > > > > import com.google.maps.LatLng; > > > > import com.google.maps.Map; > > > > import com.google.maps.MapEvent; > > > > import com.google.maps.MapType; > > > > > private function onMapReady(event:Event):void { > > > > this.map.setCenter(new > > > > LatLng(40.736072,-73.992062), 14, > > > > MapType.NORMAL_MAP_TYPE); > > > > } > > > > > public function setLocation(lat:Number, > > > > long:Number):void { > > > > > } > > > > > ]]> > > > > </mx:Script> > > > > </mx:WindowedApplication> > > > > > When I load thisHTMLapplication, I don't get any error messages > > > > saying that the GMaps key is invalid or anything like that. You said > > > > that hosting the swf file on a remote server worked for you - do you > > > > know whether its possible to load the swf file from inside theAIR > > > > app? > > > > > If you have any pointers, I'd really appreciate your opinion. > > > > > Cheers > > > > > Sean > > > > > On Jul 30, 10:20 am, Marc Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Ok, I figured it out. When loading it as a component within anAir/ > > > > > Ajax application it still used a url parameter starting with app:/ > > > > > which caused the maps API to reject the key. I changed the application > > > > > so that it loads the swf from our live server instead of from inside > > > > > theAirapplication - that fixed it but you might still want to have a > > > > > look at the problem as it makes it a bit difficult to developAir/Ajax > > > > > apps. > > > > > > When loading as anAir/flex app the parameters were: > > > > > url=whatever was set in the mxml > > > > > key=set in the mxml > > > > > flc=xa > > > > > > When loading as anAir/ajax app the parameters were: > > > > > url=app:/path/to.swf > > > > > key=set in the mxml > > > > > flc=x > > > > > > Regardless of the fact that url was set on the <maps:Map element in > > > > > both cases - email me if you need more information. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > > > > > Marc Suttonwww.codev.co.uk > > > > > > On Jul 30, 3:25 pm, "pamela (Google Employee)" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Ah, apologies. The URL needs to be specified in the Map component. > > > > > > I've pasted this from the docs: > > > > > > <maps:Map xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" id="map" > > > > > > mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)" width="100%" height="100%" > > > > > > url="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/"; key="your_api_key"/> > > > > > > > More info > > > > > > here:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/tutorial-flexbui... > > > > > > > - pamela > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Marc Sutton<[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Pamela, > > > > > > > > The url is of the form app:/reprieve/content/maps when it is > > > > > > > called > > > > > > > withinAir- when I load the same swf in a web page the url is of > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > formhttp://www.reprieve.org.uk/rep... and so works with the key I > > > > > > > am > > > > > > > using. > > > > > > > > The same goes for using the javascript api when > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. 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