On Jan 5, 10:32 am, ravenquork <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, I am trying to add a map that shows the location of events from
> an event calendar. since my php skills are weak, I hired someone to
> create the code for me. So far, the results are erratic. When I click
> on the "map" link from the calendar page, the resulting map is
> supposed to display all of the events that are shown on the calendar.
> What I actually get is that sometimes all of the (6) test events
> display correctly, but much of the time only some of the events
> display. FF averages about 50% of the time and IE 7 about 30% correct
> results.
>
> My coder claims that this is a Google map problem and not his code.
>  Is this normal for Google map to routinely fail using such a small
> data set?

Google Maps works using the latitude and longitude of the locations to
locate them on the map.  There is a built in geocoder that will
translate an address to a latitude and longitude, but it is subject to
a "speed limit".  The code that you are currently using does not check
for errors and will silently fail (the marker will not appear) when
too many requests are made.

See this page from Mike Williams' tutorial for more details:
Part 17 Geocoding multiple addresses
http://econym.org.uk/gmap/geomulti.htm

>  Is there a direction I can point him in or do I get a new coder?

See the link above.

  -- Larry

>
> link to beta test site:
http://www.sneecalendar.com/bcal1b3.5xxx/clx.php#
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