Actually, original problem not solved: > > Is there any way to get the API to return the same result, with just > > the establishment name and no address? > > Investigate the Places API.
The Places API requires a latitude and longitude for a search. I am trying to submit the name of a place and get a latitude and longitude. The Places API has a "details" that gives information about a place, but this requires a reference string obtained from a search! And I can't do a Places search if I just have the place name. My application is integrating Facebook events in a location-based database. Some Facebook events don't contain an address or GPS location, just a place name. Often, the place name is unique and can be found on the Google Maps web site. An example is "Barbera's Steak House". There's only one. The Google Maps website puts it in Canada. It clearly knows the latitude and longitude for this place. But I can't seem to duplicate this functionality with the Google APIs. -Alex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
