Thanks, I'm sure this is a common issue others must have run into before - will definitely have a look around at other database/search forums. Hoping there is an elegant solution somewhere which doesn't involve some horribly complex algorithm.
On Feb 7, 11:08 pm, Rossko <[email protected]> wrote: > > Does anyone have any general advice about how we might implement a > > search function which can intelligently determine and order results > > for location/name/category without the user having to select what type > > of search they are doing? > > That is a "how do I use a database" question, and not at all maps > related. The API is useful for displaying results, but not for > constructing search parameters. Look into WHERE and/or HAVING > clauses. Guessing what the user wants without letting them tell you > makes it more difficult. You might get more detailed help in a > database forum. -- 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.
