Google maps and driving directions

Hello Experts:

I just now signed up for a Google Map API Code and went through this site: http://econym.org.uk/gmap/.

Unfortunately, I knew immediately that I was a bit over my head so I turn to you guys....[:0)

This is what we are trying to accomplish:

We are inserting records in our database with details about events around the state. When folks view these events on the web, it will display the title and the date, time, address, etc, etc.

We also want to include a Google Map of this event with a marker on the map at the location of the event.

This location will be based on the address of the event.

Then next to the marker there needs to be a box that says "Directions To" and people can type in their address from which they need directions to the event. Directions can open up in a new window if needed.

We are using Classic ASP and Access DB, so we are not technologically advanced...[:0(

Does any expert have this code "lying around"...?

Thank you all so much,

--d.

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i don't have the code written in asp, but you could do the following:
1. create a new table in the database with your columns:
title and the date, time, address, etc, etc
2. retrieve data from the database with asp
(some help for this: http://www.devx.com/getHelpOn/10MinuteSolution/20493)
3. after you get the data from the database, create some variables in asp and add the data from the database to these variables
4. pass these server variables to javascript which contains the address
(ex: java script:
var ClientVariable = '<%= ServerVaraible %>';)
5. get the marker using geocoding (see JS code below)
6. you should load up showAddress in the body load event

[here is another example but with XML showing how to make array of markers:
http://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic3.htm -i think it colud be useful when writing the javascript ]

i hope it helps you

var CV_address = '<%= SV_address %>'; //pass the server variable(s) which contains the address from the database
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
var geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();

function showAddress() {
  geocoder.getLatLng(
    CV_address,//add the client variable with the address to get lat and lng
    function(point) {
      if (!point) {
        alert(CV_address + " not found");//if the address is not in the Google database or it is incorrect an alert message apears
      } else { //else creates the marker with the calculated lat and lng and sets an info window to marker with the address
        map.setCenter(point, 13);
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        map.addOverlay(marker);
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(CV_address);
      }
    }
  );
}

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