This is not by choice. The application is suppose to run on LAN :). So for development in house or to run it on LAN, we do not need any key at all? If that is the case, I wonder why it kept saying that API key is invalid.
Gregory Short wrote: > For testing and development purposes, you're allowed to keep the > application locked away. However, you then lose out on the ability for > us to help you with problems like this, because (obviously) we can't > see it. :) > > -G > > On Jul 23, 2009, at 4:10 PM, GAPI Beginner wrote: > > > > > Thank you all for your response and patience. Please excuse my > > ignorance since I am pretty new at this. I thought we could use to > > test out the application on our localhost first because I got it from > > this URL here > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/faq.html#keysystem > > > > > > Gregory Short wrote: > >> See 9.1 of the TOS: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html and > >> inparticular 9.1(b). While I doubt* google minds if you're developing > >> some little app for your own personal use (i.e. YOU alone will use > >> it, > >> and it's reasonably small-scale), in this case you're likely running > >> afoul of the TOS. > >> > >> *IANAL, of course. Do not take this as legal advice. > >> > >> -G > >> > >> On Jul 23, 2009, at 3:01 PM, GAPI Beginner wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> If I intend to use this one on my LAN only, how does this work? > >>> Because I tried to connect to the application from another machine > >>> on > >>> LAN using the IP address of the host server, it always pop up an > >>> error > >>> message saying that the API Key is incorrect (The application was > >>> deploy with a default API Key, so I need to replace this one). > >>> Thank > >>> you > >>> > >>> Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru) wrote: > >>>> You don't need a key for localhost. Any key will work. What's the > >>>> usual method is to obtain a key for your intended final domain and > >>>> use > >>>> that when developing on localhost. Once you're ready to deploy, the > >>>> correct key will already be in place and that will be one detail > >>>> you > >>>> won't have to deal with later. > >>>> > >>>> The key itself doesn't seem to be stored or even used anywhere, > >>>> except > >>>> to validate it (a routine in the API itself) when the API is > >>>> called. > >>>> In version 3, the key system is eliminated. > >>>> > >>>> -John Coryat > >>>> > >>>> http://maps.huge.info > >>>> > >>>> http://www.usnaviguide.com > >>>> > >>>> http://www.zipmap.net > >>>> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
