If you include a link to your map, then we have a greater chance of
seeing what you see (and hence help diagnose)

2009/8/31 HappyBiker <[email protected]>:
>
> Hi - my route worked perfectly when I accessed it from your page.  I
> then took your code (thank you for the sample!) and put it on my web
> page, substituting only my key.
>  When I accessed my route from your page on my site, it failed in the
> same way - the zoom level is wrong somehow.
>
> Is it possible there's a problem from my hosting site (goDaddy) or
> something like that?
>
>
> On Aug 31, 1:57 am, Grok Lobster <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It looks the same to me on Google Maps and the API.
>> Try this pagehttp://greg-koppel.site88.net/maps/kml_test.html
>>
>> On Aug 30, 7:02 pm, HappyBiker <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > I have opened my kml files in GoogleEarth and the online Google Maps -
>> > in both cases they are pretty close to exactly correct.
>> > I'm trying to use the Google Maps API -
>> >         map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("mapCanvas"));
>> >         map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
>> >         map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
>> >         map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP);
>> >         map.setCenter(new GLatLng(42.71,-71.50));
>> >         geoXml = new GGeoXml("http://www.alicefrank.com/kmlfiles/
>> > 2009_06_02.kml");                 map.addOverlay(geoXml);
>> >         geoXml.gotoDefaultViewport(map);
>>
>> > This shows a VERY inaccurate route - with the shape of the track
>> > relatively correct, but too small for the zoom of the background.
>> > i.e. the east-most point is 3 miles too far west, and the south-most
>> > point is about 1-1/2 miles too far north, the north-most point is
>> > about 1 mile too far south.  i.e. if you stretched the track, it might
>> > fit.
>>
>> > Any idea what I am doing wrong, or how this can be fixed?
>> > thanks!
>> > Alice
> >
>



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