I would have taken the anchor approach if I could have. However, my javascript function is on a class object and I am not able to call that on href tag directly. I will just put a code to check if the addresses are the same then just take the first placemark in consideration.
On May 18, 1:40 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 18, 10:59 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > geocoderzip, > > > Thanks for your reply. Here is my usecase. User enters an address,I > > call the geocode service to see whether there is a location matching > > that address. If there are more than one entries found for the address > > entered by the user, I give error feedback saying that there were > > multiple matches and ask them to pick one of those. Just like google > > maps maps.google.com application. If there were more than one matches, > > for the address, I want to tell them did you mean one of the following > > options.. > > > Since, google geocoder started returning multiple addresses(Note that > > the string I display to them is exactly same), Even though they have > > entered a correct address, my screen keeps asking them to enter a > > correct address. > > > I have not tried any other fields of the Placemark objects to see if > > there is something different about the two Placemarks. I would like to > > make sure that the address user has typed is what he intended to use, > > and with the geocoder returning 2 placemarks, I can not. > > You could add a test for this case (identical information except for > the coordinates) and not ask them to fix it... > > BTW - an example that shows this behavior (but doesn't have the > annoying side effect you are encountering) is this example from Mike > Williams' tutorial:http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_didyoumean1.htm > > -- Larry > > > > > On May 18, 11:32 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > On May 18, 9:09 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > I have created a ticket on this issue for Geocoder > > > > APIhttp://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=1304. > > > > > I hope somebody at google replies soon. > > > > What problem is it causing? Is there a reason you can't just use the > > > first value returned? The geocoder has always returned multiple > > > values when it had multiple matches, like this > > > one:http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=817%20Lighthouse%20P... > > > > -- Larry > > > > > On May 18, 10:52 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > I am running into same issue. I am using Google maps Javascript > > > > > Geocoder to get the lat/lon for a user entered address and I am > > > > > getting two placemark objects for the following locations: > > > > > > -15303, Dallas Pkwy Addison Texas > > > > > -14709 Tanglewood Dr, Farmers Branch, Texas. > > > > > > Is there a issue related to this one in google's bug list. Does > > > > > somebody have a work around to fix this ? > > > > > > On May 16, 1:07 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On May 12, 6:48 pm, Mike Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Perhaps someone has recently used the edit function on > > > > > > > maps.google.com > > > > > > > to move the marker from the street to the building, and the old > > > > > > > location > > > > > > > is still in the database in case it needs to be reverted. > > > > > > > > Other addresses in the same street only have a single Placemark > > > > > > > each, > > > > > > > and they're all in the street rather than on therooftop. > > > > > > > > --http://econym.org.uk/gmap > > > > > > > The Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team > > > > > > > I am starting to see the same thing show up in other places also: > > > > > > This address now returns 2 locations as well, the new one being the > > > > > > street:http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=6147%20Balboa%20San%... > > > > > > > This address as > > > > > > well:http://www.geocodezip.com/example_geo2.asp?addr1=2310%20El%20Cajon%20... > > > > > > > -- Larry- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
