Please provide a link to your map. So we can view your KML file. Generally you should be using method 2, as that is v3 of the API. v2 (from method 1) is depreciated.
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Ron White <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to display a kml file in a Google Map. I found two > methods of doing this. One looks like this: > > //Method 1, this works, but I can't get it to zoom to the kml since I > don't know the lat long of the kml file. > var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById('GMAP')); > var geoXML = new GGeoXml("http://www.usahas.com/ge/kml/ > No_BAM/" + sArea + ".kml") > //without the following line, I get a blank map > //map.setCenter(new GLatLng(34.019968,-118.289988), 17); > map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP); > > map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); > map.addControl(new GScaleControl()); > map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl()); > map.addOverlay(geoXML); > > That works with the map.setCenter line of code, but that isn't where I > want it to center. I want it to center on the kml file. > > The other method looks like this: > //Method 2 > var myOptions = { > zoom: 11, > mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID > } > var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("GMAP"), > myOptions); > var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer("http://www.usahas.com/ > ge/kml/No_BAM/" + sArea + ".kml"); > kmlLayer.setMap(map); > > Method 2 centers on the kml, but it doesn't show all of the kml for > some reason. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
