A basic XML file looks like this <markers> <marker name="name1" lat="xx.yyy" lng="xx.yyy" category="cat1" /> <marker name="name2" lat="xx.yyy" lng="xx.yyy" category="cat2" /> </markers>
On Nov 3, 5:17 pm, The House <[email protected]> wrote: > 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%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.- 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.
