Comments for Tom Anthony

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by GIL

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:46:43 +0000

Hi,
Can someone tell me how to I change the deafult map that I get in the sample code of google? I would like to have a map of the uk in my website.

Thanks and regards,
Gil

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by steve

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:12:17 +0000

Just to clarify - the map is displaying with the default co-ordinates set up in gmap.js. I dont import gmap.js I have it as a js routine internally to allow me to populate my_postcode variable dynamically from php & database, but dont know how to get

usePointFromPostcode(myPostcode, setCenterToPoint);

to run automatically,

Thanks
Steve

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by steve

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:46:47 +0000

Does anyone know how I can make this example query and load load automatically?

I have the postcode already extracted from a database and just want the map to appear when a link is clicked.

The link is someones name - when their name is clicked a php programme runs pulling their details and postcode from a db.

I never use javascript so dont know how to automate js functions

thanks
Steve

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Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by Guy Roberts

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:34:56 +0000

For the people who had trouble with a Javascript error GlocalSearch not defined, paste your key directly into Tom’s example.

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If like me you use the whole line that google gives you, they will set you up with a slightly different way of loading classes and GlocalSearch will not be in scope.

See http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxsearch/documentation/#The_Basics for more.

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by Winzeep

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:49:20 +0000

Hi,

Sony : got the same problem a few days ago. It happens because you have your map loaded in an hidden div so the API cannot find your element’s width and height, thus it uses an element 0×0 and that’s the reason why it’s centered on the top-left corner. You can solve the problem by forcing the width and height in your function when you create your GMap2 object :

new GMap2(container, {size:new GSize(width,height)});

Hope it helps

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by Alec

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:43:32 +0000

Thanks for the great tutorial, unfortunately it only encouraged me to continue down the blind alley of trying to achieve something similar to what Malcan was looking for back in April 2007.

Eventually I looked around for another solution and what I couldn’t achieve after weeks of messing about with Google Maps was achieved with a solid afternoon’s work using Microsoft Virtual Earth. It’s slower and it’s Microsoft but it works! I just wish I could have achieved the same thing with Google Maps. http://www.anywherecouriers.co.uk/tariff1.html

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by Sony

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:19:22 +0000

Thanks Tom for a great tutorial in geo coding. I’ve successfully managed to incorporate it into my site, but now I have another (I hope simple) problem.

Follow the link to view a property and you will see that the map tiles are not loading up correctly and the map page simply refuses to centre on the point. It always appears just off to the top left.
Can anyone help?
http://www.ukhousing.com/displayproperty.asp?REC=6&sr=&maxprice=30000000&keyword=Keywords&View=List&BY=PRICE&SORT=DESC&Adverttype=1&ftype=0&formName=quick&minprice=0&fbedrooms=0-10000&reception=5&searchtxtqs1=Postcode/Location

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by flowerdaddy

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:19:57 +0000

Sorry, the preview pages are at www.theonestopphoneyshop.co.uk/properties.asp

Thanks

www.inet-designs.co.uk

Comment on Geocoding UK Postcodes with Google Map API by flowerdaddy

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:17:32 +0000

Hi, thanks for this post.

This is much better than the Google geocoding API.

The long and lat that are returned are far more acurate than just putting your postcode into the geocoding api.

I will be using this technique on an estate agency website which I’m currently building.

It will be going live at www.sellinghouses.co.uk next week some time (w/c June 16) in the mean time you can sneak a preview at www.thetaylors.eu/properties.asp

Many thankd for the excellent post.