On May 10, 3:32 pm, Alex Matulich <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
Have you seen this? http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/places/autocomplete.html -- Larry > > -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.
