On Oct 15, 12:43 pm, NBrockman <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there an easy way to generate a sidebar using a KML file? I have a
> map that pulls in my KML just fine. But I want a sidebar that also
> displays the data.
>
> Here is my map:http://koisre.com/gmap/harvestmap.html
> Here is my KML:http://koisre.com/gmap/harvestmap.kml
>
> When I go to maps.google.com and paste the link of my KML into the
> search bar, it displays the map that I want to show on my website. You
> can see the results 
> here:http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%...
>
> This is nice because it keeps the layers in their folder structure and
> allows the user to turn on/off layers. It also shows the custom icons
> I used. This is exactly what I want, but I need it embedded on my
> webpage. If I try to use the embed option via iframe, it only shows
> the map and not the sidebar.
>
> Maybe it is wishful thinking to assume that since maps.google.com can
> easily render my KML file into a map and a sidebar, the function
> should easily be available to others.
>
> Can anyone help?

The best way currently is Lance Dyas' GeoXml 3rd Party parser using
the v2 Google Maps API:
http://www.dyasdesigns.com/geoxml/

FWIW, last I heard Google Maps was still using v2 based code.

  -- Larry

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