I created a class that might help you load KML from a remote server into Google Maps in Flex. Here's the post (entitled GoogleMapKMLLoader for Flash Builder 4):
http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/browse_thread/thread/94a36bff1f51bbc0/91018d3b3a1ba60c?pli=1 It simplifies the process quite a bit, I think. Best regards, Jeff Smith On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:36 PM, < [email protected]<google-maps-api-for-flash%[email protected]> > wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/topics > > - Optimize waypoints? <#12b189d17770a5c1_group_thread_0> [1 Update] > - How to draw rectangle over google map using > flex<#12b189d17770a5c1_group_thread_1>[3 Updates] > - Exception when re- loading the google > map<#12b189d17770a5c1_group_thread_2>[1 Update] > - Loading KML from a remote server into the Flash > API<#12b189d17770a5c1_group_thread_3>[2 Updates] > > Topic: Optimize > waypoints?<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/t/45405fa96ebbb888> > > rzumbado <[email protected]> Sep 15 02:44PM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > Hi there, > > is there an easy way to optimize the waypoings using the Directions > class? > I know there is a loadFromWaypoints(waypoints:Array) method, however, > this method does not optimize the route. > > I know the javascript API does optimize the route: > > ------------------------------------- START > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/services.html#Waypoints > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > By default, the Directions service calculates a route through the > provided waypoints in their given order. Optionally, you may pass > optimizeWaypoints: true within the DirectionsRequest to allow the > Directions service to optimize the provided route by rearranging the > waypoints in a more efficient order. (This optimization is an > application of the Travelling Salesman Problem.) All waypoints must be > stopovers for the Directions service to optimize their route. > ------------------------------------- END > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Is there any way to do that at all using the actionscript API? or > perhaps an extension class or something? > > Many Thanks! > > > > Topic: How to draw rectangle over google map using > flex<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/t/d20ee17c090203e4> > > Ashutosh <[email protected]> Sep 15 04:31AM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > I like to draw a rectangle over google map using flex. User needs to > click on map, so map click point is the starting point of rectangle > and as mouse moves over map rectangle gets bigger. on double click, > rectangle creation completed. > > Can anyone help on this using google flex apis. I am stuck on this. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > Elisheva <[email protected]> Sep 15 10:53AM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > Take a look at this demo source > > > > http://gmaps-samples-flash.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/ResizingSmartInfoWindow/ResizingSmartInfoWindow.html > > You can draw the rect in the program and then listen for the next > events... > > Hope this helps > > Elisheva > > > > > > Bruce Ralston <[email protected]> Sep 15 02:57PM -0400 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > Anther good example is > http://blog.jeethukarthik.com/flex-selection-rectangle/ > > > -- > Bruce Ralston > Professor > Department of Geography > University of Tennessee > Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 > Phone: 865-974-6043 > FAX: 865-974-6025 > > > > Topic: Exception when re- loading the google > map<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/t/2d682e8976c03258> > > sai <[email protected]> Sep 15 10:31AM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > Ive loaded the map. now i close it and load it again. I gt this > exception. > > > Error: Object not initialized > at com.google.maps.wrappers::Wrapper$/checkValid() > at com.google.maps.wrappers::IMapWrapper/addControl() > at com.google.maps::Map/addControl() > at com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk::GoogleMapDemographics/ > init()[C:\Users\Sai\Desktop\GreenClinical\Dev\Workspace\Gcs-Web\src\com > \greenclinical\gcs\fe\view\frontdesk\GoogleMapDemographics.mxml:85] > at com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk::GoogleMapDemographics/ > ___GoogleMapDemographics_TitleWindow1_creationComplete()[C:\Users\Sai > \Desktop\GreenClinical\Dev\Workspace\Gcs-Web\src\com\greenclinical\gcs > \fe\view\frontdesk\GoogleMapDemographics.mxml:12] > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction() > at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent() > at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()[E:\dev\4.x\frameworks\projects > \framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:12528] > at mx.core::UIComponent/set initialized()[E:\dev\4.x\frameworks > \projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:1627] > at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()[E:\dev\4.x > \frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:759] > at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiationCallback()[E:\dev > \4.x\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as: > 1072] > > > > ************************CODE*********************************** > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:TitleWindow xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" > width="850" > height="650" > creationComplete="init()" > showCloseButton="true" > close="closePopUp()" > backgroundAlpha="1" > paddingLeft="10" > layout="vertical"> > <fx:Declarations> > <!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here > --> > </fx:Declarations> > <fx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import com.google.maps.InfoWindowOptions; > import com.google.maps.LatLng; > import com.google.maps.Map; > import com.google.maps.MapEvent; > import com.google.maps.MapMouseEvent; > import com.google.maps.MapOptions; > import com.google.maps.controls.MapTypeControl; > import com.google.maps.controls.PositionControl; > import com.google.maps.controls.ZoomControl; > import com.google.maps.overlays.Marker; > import com.google.maps.services.ClientGeocoder; > import com.google.maps.services.GeocodingEvent; > import com.google.maps.services.GeocodingResponse; > import com.google.maps.services.Placemark; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.model.managers.AuthenticationManager; > import com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.model.valueObjects.Address; > import com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.model.valueObjects.UsersLocation; > import com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.PharmacyVO; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.components.InputBox; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.components.InputBox1; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.components.MapOverlay; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.components.MarkerData; > import > > > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.events.InfoWindowClosedEvent; > import > com.greenclinical.gcs.fe.view.frontdesk.google.utils.MapUtils; > > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > import mx.containers.VBox; > import mx.controls.Alert; > import mx.events.ResizeEvent; > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > import mx.rpc.events.FaultEvent; > import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; > import mx.rpc.http.HTTPService; > > private var googleMap:Map; > private var geocoder:ClientGeocoder; > private var > > > locId:int=AuthenticationManager.getInstance().currentLoggedInUser.location.locationId; > > [Bindble] > private var zip:String; > [Bindable] > private var _acGeocoderList:ArrayCollection; > [Bindable] > public var dataProvider:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(); > > private var _callBackFunc:Function; > > private function closePopUp():void > { > PopUpManager.removePopUp(this); > } > > public function set callBackFunc(func:Function):void{ > _callBackFunc = func; > } > > public function get callBackFunc():Function{ > return _callBackFunc > } > > private function init():void > { > PopUpManager.centerPopUp(this); > googleMap=new Map(); > googleMap.key="ABQIAAAA7QUChpcnvnmXxsjC7s1fCxQGj0PqsCtxKvarsoS- > iqLdqZSKfxTd7Xf-2rEc_PC9o8IsJde80Wnj4g"; //APP_ID; > googleMap.addEventListener(MapEvent.MAP_READY, > googleMap_mapReady); > googleMap.setSize(new Point(mapContainer.width, > mapContainer.height)); > googleMap.addControl(new ZoomControl()); > googleMap.addControl(new MapTypeControl()); > mapContainer.addChild(googleMap); > for each (var add:UsersLocation in > > > AuthenticationManager.getInstance().currentLoggedInUser.users.usersLocations > as ArrayCollection) > { > if (locId == add.location.locationId) > { > zip=add.location.address.zip; > textInput.text=zip; > break; > } > } > > } > > private function geocoder_geocodingSuccess(evt:GeocodingEvent):void > { > var > result:Placemark=GeocodingResponse(evt.response).placemarks[0]; > googleMap.setCenter(result.point, 13); > } > > private function geocoder_geocodingFailure(evt:GeocodingEvent):void > { > Alert.show("Unable to geocode address: " + evt.name); > } > > private function googleMap_mapReady(evt:MapEvent):void > { > geocoder=new ClientGeocoder(); > geocoder.addEventListener(GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_SUCCESS, > geocoder_geocodingSuccess); > geocoder.addEventListener(GeocodingEvent.GEOCODING_FAILURE, > geocoder_geocodingFailure); > geocoder.geocode(String(zip)); > } > > private function button_click(evt:MouseEvent):void > { > // TODO should change ths for real data > var httpCall:HTTPService; > for each (var obj:Object in MapUtils.getMapAddress()) > { > httpCall = new HTTPService(); > httpCall.resultFormat="e4x"; > httpCall.addEventListener(ResultEvent.RESULT, onGoogleResult); > httpCall.addEventListener(FaultEvent.FAULT, onGoogleFault); > > httpCall.url="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/xml? > address=" + obj.address +"&sensor=true&pharmacyId="+obj["pharmacyId"]; > httpCall.send(obj); > } > geocoder.geocode(textInput.text); > } > > private function onGoogleResult(evt:ResultEvent):void > { > var xData:XML = XML(evt.result); > var md:MarkerData = new > > > MarkerData(Number(xData.result.geometry.location.lat),Number(xData.result.geometry.location.lng), > > > > String(xData.result.formatted_address),String(xData.result.formatted_address), > > getPharmacyVoFromPharmacyId(getPharmacyIdFromUrl(evt.target["url"]))); > var latlng:LatLng = new > > > LatLng(Number(xData.result.geometry.location.lat),Number(xData.result.geometry.location.lng)); > var marker:Marker= new Marker(latlng); > addMarker(md,marker); > } > > private function > getPharmacyIdFromUrl(url:String,compareString:String= > "pharmacyId"):String{ > var params:Array = url.split("&"); > var prop:Array ; > for each(var string:String in params){ > prop = string.split("=") > if(prop[0] == compareString){ > return prop[1]; > } > } > return ""; > } > > private function > getPharmacyVoFromPharmacyId(pharmacyId:String):Object{ > for each(var obj:Object in MapUtils.getMapAddress()){ > if(obj["pharmacyId"] == int(pharmacyId)){ > return obj; > } > } > return null; > } > > public function addMarker(markerData:MarkerData, > marker:Marker):void{ > var o:Object = {markerData:markerData,marker:marker}; > marker.addEventListener(MapMouseEvent.ROLL_OVER,markerMouseOver); > marker.addEventListener(MapMouseEvent.CLICK,markerClicked); > marker.addEventListener(InfoWindowClosedEvent.NAME,closed); > markerData.marker = marker; > googleMap.addOverlay(marker); > dataProvider.addItem(o); > dataProvider.refresh(); > } > > private function onGoogleFault(evt:FaultEvent):void > { > > } > > public function markerClicked(event:MapMouseEvent):void{ > var marker:Marker = event.target as Marker; > var o:Object = > > > MapUtils.getMarkerDataByLatAndLng(marker.getLatLng().lat(),marker.getLatLng().lng(),dataProvider); > if (o != null){ > callBackFunc(o); > } > closePopUp(); > } > > public function markerMouseOver(event:MapMouseEvent):void{ > var marker:Marker = event.target as Marker; > var overlay:InputBox1 = new InputBox1(); > > //overlay.marker=marker; > var o:Object = > > > MapUtils.getMarkerDataByLatAndLng(marker.getLatLng().lat(),marker.getLatLng().lng(),dataProvider); > /* overlay.address.text = (o["markerData"] as > MarkerData).pharmacyVo["address"]; > overlay.heading.text = (o["markerData"] as > MarkerData).pharmacyVo["pharmacyName"]; */ > if (o != null){ > //inputBox = o["markerData"].name; > marker.openInfoWindow(new > InfoWindowOptions({contentHTML:getHtmlContent(o), > width:200,height:100,drawDefaultFrame:true})); > } > } > > > private function getHtmlContent(o:Object):String{ > var data:MarkerData = o["markerData"]; > var content:String = "<b><font > size='14'>"+data.pharmacyVo["pharmacyName"] + "</font>" + > "<br/><br/><p>"+ data.address+"</p>"; > content += "<br/><br/><font size ='8'>" + "*Please click on the > bubble to save it into the patients favourites" +"</font>"; > return content; > } > > /* public function createMyCustomContent():VBox { > var myVbox:VBox = new VBox(); > var titleTextField:TextInput = new TextInput(); > titleTextField.text = "This is the title"; > myVbox.addChild(titleTextField); > return myVbox; > } > */ > public function closed(event:InfoWindowClosedEvent):void{ > /* var marker:Marker = event.marker; > var latLng:LatLng = marker.getLatLng(); > var markerData:MarkerData = new > MarkerData(latLng.lat(),latLng.lng(),event.inputName); > var o:Object = > > MapUtils.getMarkerDataByLatAndLng(latLng.lat(),latLng.lng(),dataProvider); > if (o == null){ > addMarker(markerData,marker); > }else{ > o["markerData"] = markerData; > dataProvider.refresh(); > } */ > } > > private function mapContainer_resize(evt:ResizeEvent):void > { > if (googleMap) > { > googleMap.setSize(new Point(mapContainer.width, > mapContainer.height)); > } > } > ]]> > </fx:Script> > <s:HGroup width="100%" height="30"> > <mx:FormItem label="Address:" > direction="horizontal"> > <mx:TextInput id="textInput"/> > <mx:Button id="button" > label="Submit" > click="button_click(event);"/> > </mx:FormItem> > </s:HGroup> > <mx:HBox width="100%" height="100%"> > <mx:UIComponent id="mapContainer" > width="100%" > height="100%" > resize="mapContainer_resize(event);"/> > <mx:Panel width="200" height="100%"> > > </mx:Panel> > </mx:HBox> > </mx:TitleWindow> > > > > Topic: Loading KML from a remote server into the Flash > API<http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash/t/6dc917ab94aa71b6> > > mic <[email protected]> Sep 14 09:12PM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > It's actually built on the Parser by Pamela, it uses the parser to > interpret the kml and then creates the appropriate overlay objects to > add to a Map instance > > To setup a proxy you'll have to have a server you control. Then write > a small script that basically loads the kml file from the server and > echoes the data back. On this server you'll place a crossdomain.xml > file allowing your swf access to the script. > > so you'll then pass the location of this proxy to your kml loader: > > http://address.of.server/proxy.script?url=original-kml-file-url > > There are many examples to create these proxy scripts on the net, but > they depend on the type of server etc. > > eg: php script: http://www.daniweb.com/code/snippet216729.html > > Hope that helps, > Michael > > > > > > Tw1nkie <[email protected]> Sep 15 10:32AM -0700 > ^<#12b189d17770a5c1_digest_top> > > I will give the proxy solution a look, thank you! > > One last question if I may, how are you dealing with KMZ? > > Cheers, > Nate > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API For Flash" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-api-for-flash%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. 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