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Problem with JSP application when calling Yahoo Geocoding API

Hello,

I'm trying to use YAHOO geocoding API in my JSP page.
Basically I have a form with a text box to fill in 'address' and a button that will call YAHOO geocoding API. But many times I got HTTP response 400 but when I try to submit the request again (same 'address' values) it is ok. I'm trying to figure out whether this is related to the JSP part or not.I don't understand why sometime it works and sometime it doesn't. Maybe some of you guys might have similar experiences?

I think it randomly gives me bad request/ HTTP 400 when I do urlConnection.getInputStream().
I have never had this problem when I call this geocoding URL directly from the web browser.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

String url = "http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=APP_ID&city=Houston&state=TX&street=I-610&I-45"
URLConnection urlConnection = url.openConnection();
urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(120000);
urlConnection.setReadTimeout(120000);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream()));

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rrz

Does this code work better ?

<%@ page import="java.util.*,java.net.*,java.io.*" %>
<%
String url = "http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=APP_ID&city=Houston&state=TX&street=I-610&I-45";
HttpURLConnection urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection)(new URL(url).openConnection());
urlConnection.setConnectTimeout(120000);
urlConnection.setReadTimeout(120000);
urlConnection.setDoInput(true);
urlConnection.connect();
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream()));
String line = null;
while((line = reader.readLine()) != null)
out.print(line + "<br/>");
%>

rnicholus

ASKER

I still have the same issue.

rrz

>I have never had this problem when I call this geocoding URL directly from the web browser.
Ah that is the clue we needed. Try this page.

<%@ page import="java.util.*,java.net.*,java.io.*" %>
<%
response.setContentType("text/xml");
String url = "http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=APP_ID&city=Houston&state=TX&street=I-610&I-45";
HttpURLConnection urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection)(new URL(url).openConnection());
urlConnection.setDoInput(true);
urlConnection.connect();
BufferedReader reader = null;
if(urlConnection.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK){
reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getInputStream()));
} else {
reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(urlConnection.getErrorStream()));
}
String line = null;
while((line = reader.readLine()) != null)out.print(line);
%>

rnicholus

ASKER

I followed your example:

I tried to put "I-610%20at%20I-45" (read: I-610 at I-45) in the street parameter and it gave me this on the first try.
------------------------------------------
The following errors were detected:
unable to parse location
------------------------------------------

But successful at the second try.

But other times it is okay on the first try.

rrz

One thing to add to the end of my last posted code.
reader.close();
Did you add
response.setContentType("text/xml");
to your code(like I did above) ?
That is all I got. It works for me every time. Maybe an expert will see something else.

rnicholus

ASKER

I missed the response.setContentType("text/xml");
Let me give it a try.

Should I close the InputStream also?

rrz

>Should I close the InputStream also?
No, just add
reader.close();
to end of my code.

rnicholus

ASKER

How is the response.setContentType("text/xml"); going to help?

rrz

>How is the response.setContentType("text/xml"); going to help?
It helped my testing. When the response was received in my browser(IE 7) it knew how to display the content.
What are you doing with the response ?

rnicholus

ASKER

I read the response and if everything looks ok I populate the result (lat long) into a text box.

rnicholus

ASKER

I think I saw the same error now in web browser (Mozilla):

http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=APPID&city=Houston&state=TX&street=I-610%20at%20I-10

Here's what I saw in the broswer:
-------------------------------------------------------------
<Error>

The following errors were detected:

<Message>unable to parse location</Message>
</Error>


-------------------------------------------------------------

Very confusing. =(

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rnicholus

ASKER

Now, I see the problem:

For : http://local.yahooapis.com/MapsService/V1/geocode?appid=APPID&city=Houston&state=TX&street=I-610%20at%20I-10

Sometime it works, sometime it doesn't. I'm not sure why. I think it's something not right on the yahoo side. I will give you points for your assistance. Thank you.