Thanks Grok, This may seem niave, but how do I get my data into .xml format? I've got it in typical spreadsheet form now. When I try to save it as .xml in excell, it tells me I need to map some of the elements. My data have lat/lon columns and several other attribute columns.
Thanks... On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Grok Lobster <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you looked at Mike's tutorial on Categories? He uses an XML file > which is probably similar to what you want. > > http://econym.org.uk/gmap/categories.htm > > On Nov 3, 4:09 pm, The House <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Everybody, > > > > I need to display about a hundred points in a Google Maps API, with > > color codes. I have tried this several ways, with varying success. I > > can use the tool from the tutorial to load the data in from a text > > file (http://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic9.htm). I can also use a kml > > file along with the kml tool from the tutorial (http://econym.org.uk/ > > gmap/geoxml.htm). When I use the .kml tool, the aesthetic (color) > > info is gone, and the attribute info gets lost. I cannot figure out > > how to categorize the points into a few bins for color coding based on > > the magnitude of an attribute. > > > > Also, can somebody help me figure out how to get my data into .xml > > format? If I'm starting out w/ a normal spreadsheet of data, how does > > one convert to .xml? This is the reason I used the text file import > > earlier on. > > > > Thanks all... > > -- > > 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]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > > -- 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.
