thanks for all your feedback folks, Yeah, I've created an API page and they could view that without problem.
It's just the embed code that they can't see. And that's the simple vanilla embed code, cut n pasted with no tinkering whatsoever. Perhaps some sort of hack using a local search look-up is the best contender for recreating these maps. Though that does seem weird as this isn't a search - there is only 1 result so really its just a look up. I'm just surprised that there's no simple way to layer on a business listing, which already exists within google maps, using the API. On Nov 6, 9:20 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
