Ill get started learning XML, as I work for a marketing company and this is for work projects, I just drafted a "programmer wanted" ad cuz we have a lot of projects we need developed and I dont have adequate capacity/skill myself to do what needs to be done in reasonable time..
Thanks a ton to everyone who helped out, will never forget it :-) Ill show you guys my work once its done! On Dec 8, 11:24 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 8, 5:16 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > On Dec 8, 4:51 am, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Aside from my privacy concern, im wondering how did this guy get > > > the locations to have marker icons and categories? THAT is > > > something I must have going forward. I think his solution might be > > > better than the FusionTablesLayer (maybe not, I dont fully > > > understand these things, im winging this as I go hah)? > > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/MW_example_categories_headings.html > > > > I checked the source and it appears to be reading the data from > > > an .xml file? I dont have any experience with those.. > > > That is correct. But kml is a specific xml format and the "x" in xml > > is eXtensible [Extensible Markup Language (XML)]. So you can export > > kml from myMaps, add your categories to it, then use it. > > > But... > > > That page parses the xml and creates the Google Maps objects > > individually, which for large complex xml can cause performance > > issues. > > > And you will need to learn about xml and how to create valid xml (the > > most common problem with xml is that xml parsers fail when given > > invalid xml), but learning is good. I learned a lot of what I know > > about xml from playing with the Google Maps API(s). > > Also, see Mike Williams' (v2) > tutorial:http://econym.org.uk/gmap/categories.htm > > His tutorial is based on v2 of the Google Maps API, but it explains > the concepts behind the implementation. The page you refer to is my > port of his example for that tutorial page from v2 to v3 of the Google > Maps Javascript API. > > -- Larry > > > > > > On Dec 8, 10:08 pm, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks a ton for the speedy response, godsend! I saw several other > > > > posts with people asking how to do what I want to do with no response, > > > > ill share this with them :-) > > > > > The backup to .kml was a bit of a pain, every time I did it it would > > > > only export like the title or something .. had to play with it a bit > > > > to get it to export (backup) all the locations together. Nevertheless, > > > > I got the .kml imported into Google Fusion Tables and its looking > > > > good. > > > > > **One issue: im reading the Fusion Table Setup criteria and its saying > > > > "the table must be shared as public" -- is that really necessary? Is > > > > there any way to keep the data a little more confidential? I would > > > > rather not someone be able to extract all these locations. However, I > > > > like the idea of the FusionTables Layer! So in the future, if other > > > > companies wish to add their lists of locations, it would be simply > > > > another layer? > > > > > On Dec 8, 5:15 pm, Nick Doiron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > While viewing your MyMap, look for the "View in Google Earth" link on > > > > > the top right of the map. This is a link to a KML file which can be > > > > > added as a KML > > > > > Layer:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.ht... > > > > > > The points which you have (especially if you are adding thousands of > > > > > points) should be transferred to a new spreadsheet / database system > > > > > called Google Fusion Tables: > > > > > Announcement from > > > > > Google:http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/11/maps-data-api-depreca... > > > > > Transfer Service:http://maps-data-liberation.appspot.com/ > > > > > > Fusion tables can easily be added to the Google Maps > > > > > API:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.ht... > > > > > > -- > > > > > Nick > > > > > > On Dec 7, 10:41 pm, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Greetings everyone, > > > > > > > I just started getting into Google Maps API 3 days ago and have been > > > > > > scouring the internet non-stop day/night to learn as much as I can > > > > > > about it. Ive come to a point where I havent been able to find a > > > > > > solution via searching and I know how much everyone hates people > > > > > > asking questions without extensive research so I definitely wanted > > > > > > to > > > > > > avoid that. The things I need help with include: > > > > > > > 1) How to import 15 placemarkers from Google MyMaps into the API > > > > > > (this > > > > > > map will easily have thousands of placemarkers in the future) > > > > > > 2) Once the 15 placemarkers are imported, how do I sort the into > > > > > > categories? > > > > > > > I came across this page: > > > > > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/MW_example_categories_headings.html > > > > > > > And it rocks, I want something just like that. But I have no idea > > > > > > how > > > > > > to get my placemarkers from GoogleMaps into the API, much less > > > > > > categorize them and use the check boxes to show/hide them. I would > > > > > > GREATLY appreciate any help! > > -- 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.
