Thanks, Barry. Heading out of town for a week, but will explore and report back. I really appreciate it.
On Thursday, February 7, 2013 7:28:35 AM UTC-5, barryhunter wrote: > > I don't know Ruby, but maybe the missing link is you need to use a > 'AJAX' style programming model > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming) > > Maybe: > http://guides.rubyonrails.org/ajax_on_rails.html > ? > > The actual database querying happens in a server script accessed from > the webpage. The demo I showed queries an API from the Geograph > website (the host of the images being displayed) - so you needs your > server to expose a similar API. > > Source for one, I made a long time ago... > http://nearby.org.uk/google/googleMaps.xml.phps > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:28 AM, KP wrote: > > Okay! All I had to do was include the "document" code directly > underneath > > the "varsouth" code, as you suggested. Now, the lats and longs appear on > the > > webpage. Thanks so much! > > > > I've been reviewing the site you provided, but I'm having trouble making > the > > leap to my next phase: querying a MySQL database with these lats and > longs > > to show points of interest in my map. > > > > I'm using Ruby on Rails, and I know that I can hard-code a latitude and > > longitude to find locations by doing this in my controller: > > > > @nearbylocations = Masterlocation.find(:all, :conditions => ["latitude > > 25 > > AND latitude < 30"], :order => ['nickname asc']) > > > > Can you provide a link to a tutorial or a suggestion of how I can get > where > > I am now to actually including these POIs in the map? The "Using > PHP/MySQL > > with Google Maps" is good, but it's difficult to make the leap from that > > code to doing it in Rails. > > > > I really appreciate the help, Barry! > > > > - Kevin > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 2:46:10 PM UTC-5, barryhunter wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> as part of my > >>> > >>> function calcRoute() { > >>> > >>> I wanted to see if this was working. So, at the very end of my script, > I > >>> added: > >>> > >>> document.getElementById("south").innerHTML = longsouth; > >>> document.getElementById("west").innerHTML = latwest; > >>> > >> > >> Sounds like a scope issue. You trying to use the variables when they > have > >> gone out of scope. Can only 'use' them inside the loop. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. > > To u > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
