Yes you can do that. There is even the option of calling the API directly without using Google's Javacsript functions, so you dont need any particular front end.
2009/1/3 Henry P <[email protected]>: > Hi Larry. Thanks for the reply! > Just before I go down the avenue for local seach, do you know if it's > possible to invoke a local search automatically - i.e pass a > search values at load time? ideally I would like to hide that search bar and > create a search pertaining to another variable that is set in > my html page from a paramter. Thanks again :) > > 2009/1/3 [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> On Jan 3, 11:51 am, "Henry P" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Just to update my problem, >> > If I go to google maps and enter "radisson, london, uk" as a query >> > string >> > and I can view all the marked >> > radisson hotels in london. When I click on *link*, I can see the >> > following >> > query * >> > >> > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=radisson,+london,+uk... >> > >> > *Is there anyway that I can generate this query string if I form a >> > search >> > string like "*radisson, london, uk*" in my javascript with google maps >> > api? >> >> I think you are looking for the Local Search API: >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/services.html#Local_Search >> >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/control-localsearch.html >> >> -- Larry >> >> > I want to take the resulting markers and then plot them on my own google >> > map... >> > Thank you very much >> > >> > 2009/1/3 [email protected] <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > >> > > Hi there. >> > > I'm not interested in marking my own marker points using the map >> > > overlay function, >> > > I wish to write some javascript that will retrieve some markers from >> > > google maps. >> > >> > > I.e. if I go to to google maps and enter an address and see the >> > > markers, I wish to have this on my web page, but I want to do this via >> > > a javascript - make the call to google maps with an address such as >> > > "Heathrow, London, UK" or "Royal Mail, London, UK". >> > > Can someone point we to an example? Im not too well up on the lingo! >> > >> > > Thank you very much >> > > > > > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
