That URL is the geocoder - so it rightly only understands addresses. The Local Search API uses a different URL.
Geocoding and Local searching are two different functions. (but the local search API can do a certain amount of geocoding) 2009/1/3 Henry P <[email protected]>: > Just one more thing - If I input the following url into my address bar to > invoke the geocode service to get all > points for all radisson hotels in the london area, I get a 602 error code. > Any ideas? > http://maps.google.com/maps/geo?key=mykey!&output=xml&q=radisson,+london,+uk > > If I change the above URL to include a single address, it works fine. > Thanks > > 2009/1/3 Henry P <[email protected]> >> >> Hi again. Thanks for the reply. >> This is starting to make some sense now. >> So to summarize I can write a script that use the Geocode service with my >> query string >> (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=radisson,+london,+uk) and >> using the getLocations() Geocode method will return me a JSON object which I >> can then use to plot on my google map. >> Would this work? >> >> Do you know of any good examples using Javascript with JSON to retrieve >> coordinates from the Geocode web service? >> Thanks again >> >> 2009/1/3 Barry Hunter <[email protected]> >>> >>> 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 - >>> >>> >> > > > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
