Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread Rolan Yang
Steve Manes wrote: Gary Mort wrote: Steve Manes wrote: I could as well but I don't like mucking with third-party libraries or APIs. Murphy's Law says that after I turn this software over to the client someone will download an updated API six months from now and lose the fixes. Why not exte

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread John Campbell
> I know. But it's 50,000/day, which is about 49,800 more connections > than any community health clinic is ever likely to make, and each > clinic/program will have its own domain and Google API key. If it > becomes a problem, the client is a large child health non-profit so they > can deal with

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread Gary Mort
Steve Manes wrote: I could as well but I don't like mucking with third-party libraries or APIs. Murphy's Law says that after I turn this software over to the client someone will download an updated API six months from now and lose the fixes. Why not extend it and submit the patches back. Th

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread Steve Manes
Rolan Yang wrote: You might want to let your client know that there is a maximum limit to the number of google requests that can be made per developer key per time period. If the app is going to be hit hard and exceeds the limit, they may have to resort to buying a license* from Google. I beli

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread Steve Manes
Gary Mort wrote: Steve Manes wrote: I could as well but I don't like mucking with third-party libraries or APIs. Murphy's Law says that after I turn this software over to the client someone will download an updated API six months from now and lose the fixes. Why not extend it and submit the

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-15 Thread Brian D.
If you must use an API, I recommend Phoogle. http://www.systemsevendesigns.com/phoogle It definitely simplifies matters if you're not doing anything too complicated. On Nov 14, 2007 11:21 PM, Steve Manes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Campbell wrote: > >> Yeah, I know. Even though it says it

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread Steve Manes
John Campbell wrote: Yeah, I know. Even though it says it supports V2, it doesn't appear to support the GDirections class. I was hoping that someone who's used this PHP class might know if there was an extended class that did. If all it is missing for your needs is directions, I'll fix it. Sho

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread John Campbell
> Yeah, I know. Even though it says it supports V2, it doesn't appear to > support the GDirections class. I was hoping that someone who's used this > PHP class might know if there was an extended class that did. If all it is missing for your needs is directions, I'll fix it. Shouldn't take more t

[nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread Steve Manes
Is anyone using this API? I'm testing this PHP class for possible use on a project. I've the basic functionality working but, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it to display driving directions or overlay a visual route. Any tips or pointers to sample code would be very helpfu

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread John Campbell
> Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant the PHP GoogleMapAPI class > (GoogleMapAPI.class.php) here: > > http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/GoogleMapAPI/ The driving directions they have in their example is an external link to maps.google.com. I assume that is not what you want. You will nee

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread Steve Manes
John Campbell wrote: Sorry, I should have been clearer. I meant the PHP GoogleMapAPI class (GoogleMapAPI.class.php) here: http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/GoogleMapAPI/ The driving directions they have in their example is an external link to maps.google.com. I assume that is not what you wa

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread Steve Manes
Steve Manes wrote: Is anyone using this API? I'm testing this PHP class for possible use on a project. I've the basic functionality working but, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it to display driving directions or overlay a visual route. Any tips or pointers to sample code

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread John Campbell
> Is anyone using this API? I'm testing this PHP class for possible use > on a project. Yes, I wrote this site that uses it (including the advanced features). http://www.gypsymaps.com > I've the basic functionality working but, for the life of > me, I can't figure out how to get it to display dr

Re: [nyphp-talk] GoogleMapAPI

2007-11-14 Thread Rolan Yang
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/services.html#Traffic_Overlays ~Rolan Steve Manes wrote: Is anyone using this API? I'm testing this PHP class for possible use on a project. I've the basic functionality working but, for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it to displa