On Nov 6, 9:32 am, richhiggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your input Larry, > > In response... > > 1. The standard embed code doesn't work from within my client's > antiquated IT network, so I can't show you an example, but they see > the "Forbidden Your client does not have permission to get URL..." > error message. Tested elsewhere and the map renders with no problems. > > The systems guy there reckons its to do with them using a proxy > server. It may well be worth pursuing a change at their end since my > efforts on this are becoming time consuming.
Does maps.google.com work? Do API based pages work? If not, that will limit your options... > > 2. I can recreate the map, but I have 30+ locations and details to do > this for. The client will be updating google maps with new locations > and changes, so it seems to make sense to hook into those details > which are already on google maps. > > I hadn't considered 3 but had read about 4 and both seem like > possibilites. > > What I was hoping for was something automagic like... > > addOverlay(businessidongooglemaps) > > but I guess this doesn't exist at present. > > cheers > > Rich > > > There isn't cut and past code to do that. There are several choices > > that I can think of: > > 1. embed the code (you don't say why you can't or give a link that > > shows why it doesn't work) > > 2. code your map in the API to show the infoWindow the way you want > > (Mike's tutorial would help with this option). > > 3. try exporting the Google map as RSS or KML and use GGeoXml, EGeoXml > > or GeoXml to load it (see Mike's tutorial). > > 4. Investigate the local search API > > > I can't test any of them as you didn't provide link to the map you are > > trying to recreate. > > > -- Larry > > > > On Nov 5, 7:22 pm, Ralph Ames <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >Any suggestions would be most appreciated, > > > > > Try Mike's tutorial > > > > >http://www.econym.org.uk/gmap/ > > > > > Ralph --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
