I apologise Since posting this I have found countless other threads explaining google no longer provide geocoding for complete UK postcodes.
Thanks any ways, I might have to go to the darkside and use M$ :( On Oct 8, 10:45 pm, OJB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys > > I only today started looking at this API as a way of finding > directions between 2 postcodes in the UK. > > here is my dev version:http://dev.myhookup.co.uk/contacts/distance > > There is a link that says click here now > > When you click the link the map appears and 2 postcodes will alert > out: > B29 7NF > and > SK9 2BB > > and the query string will alert out too: > > from: B29 7NF, UK to: SK9 2BB, UK > > However, when the directions are rendered (if that is the phrase to > use) the from postcode comes out as: > > B29 5 > > and the to postcode comes out as: > > SK9 2 > > I can't work out why this might be... here's my code: > > <script type="text/javascript"> > var map; > var directionsPanel; > var directions; > > function initialize(from, to) > { > map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map")); > map.setCenter(new GLatLng(54.622978,-2.592773), 5); > map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl()); > map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl()); > directionsPanel = document.getElementById("route"); > directions = new GDirections(map, directionsPanel); > alert(from); > alert(to); > alert("from: "+from+",UK to: "+to+",UK"); > directions.load("from: "+from+",UK to: "+to+",UK"); > } > </script> > <a href="#" onclick="javascript:initialize('B29 7NF', 'SK9 > 2BB')">click here now</a> > <div id="map" style="width: 430px; height: 300px"></div> > <div id="route"></div> > > As you can see I am sending the 2 postcodes as attributes to the > method initialize... these eventually will be dynamic depending on > what is displayed on screen... > > The directions and distances end up being wrong because the postcodes > seem to be changing. > > Is there any reason for this? > > Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" 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-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
