You can use JSON-P directly http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/documentation/#fonje
2009/1/3 Henry P <[email protected]>: > Hi Barry, > Thanks for the reply. > Im new to this sort of thing so can you elaborate on what you mean > when you say that one can call the API directly without using Googles > Javascript functions? > Thanks again > > 2009/1/3 Barry Hunter <[email protected]> >> >> 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 - >> >> > > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
