Problems with get directions using google map api

What do you mean by isn't working?  I open a page, type New York there click "get direction" and I receive directions? Hmm maybe the google had problems when you posting this problem ?

I don't know what the deal is, but I've tried it on three different computers and 4 browsers, I asked the owner to try it from his home office, none of us are getting directions.  When I look at the div#directions in firebug it's empty.  Just to be sure I went to maps.google.com and yep I got directions.  I'm stumped... can you try emptying your cache and seeing if you get the same problem then?

So I did test on different browsers to see the problem and.... well it seems like strange Google Bug - the same code works on Firefox 3.6 and in chrome, but in Safari and IE it works for ... not every entries! Try typing in fields:

New York
California


And you will get results in all broswers so this is something more google problem specific :/ You can try make a second parameter that you put as a constant a geoLocation (using lat,lng numbers) - anyway its kinda strange bug o_O

I even look at Safari response from server and safari gets response from google server:

_xdc_._ig88g1kk6 && _xdc_._ig88g1kk6({"name":"from: New York to: Massage Center of Bellevue 37 103rd Ave. N.E. Suite A, Bellevue, WA 98004","Status":{"code":602,"request":"directions"}})



And firefox:

_xdc_._2g88ipumq && _xdc_._2g88ipumq({"name":"from: New York to: Massage Center of Bellevue 37 103rd Ave. N.E. Suite A, Bellevue, WA 98004","Status":{"code":200,"request":"directions"},"Placemark":[{"id":"","address":"Nowy Jork, NY","AddressDetails":{"Country":{"CountryNameCode":"US","CountryName":"USA","AdministrativeArea":{"AdministrativeAreaName":"NY","SubAdministrativeArea":{"SubAdministrativeAreaName":"New York","Locality":{"LocalityName":"New York"}}}},"Accuracy": 4},"Point":{"coordinates":[-74.005973,40.714269,0]}},{"id":"","address":"37 103rd Avenue Northeast, Bellevue, WA 98004","AddressDetails":{"Country":{"CountryNameCode":"US","CountryName":"United States","AdministrativeArea":{"AdministrativeAreaName":"WA","SubAdministrativeArea":{"SubAdministrativeAreaName":"King","Locality":{"LocalityName":"Bellevue","Thoroughfare":{"ThoroughfareName":"37 103rd Avenue Northeast"},"PostalCode":{"PostalCodeNumber":"98004"}}}}},"Accuracy": 0},"Point":{"coordinates":[-122.202862,47.610550,0]}}],"Directions":{"copyrightsHtml".........................




As you can see you get a 602 status For the same request but on different browsers (???). Please try type in a different street name:]

"G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS = 602       No corresponding geographic location could be found for the specified address. This may be due to the fact that the address is relatively new, or it may be incorrect. " - quote taken from   http://code.google.com/intl/pl/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GGeoStatusCode.G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS

I did a  search using the term "google map code help" and came across http://www.mobilefish.com/services/googlemap/googlemap.php

I went ahead and set the page up with this new code and it works fine, but I'd still like to replace the standard icon with with custom marker. Can you help me with this?

Jules

// Google Map Custom Marker Maker 2009
// Please include the following credit in your code

// Sample custom marker code created with Google Map Custom Marker Maker
// http://www.powerhut.co.uk/googlemaps/custom_markers.php

var myIcon = new GIcon();
myIcon.image = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/image.png';
myIcon.shadow = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/shadow.png';
myIcon.iconSize = new GSize(27,50);
myIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(52,50);
myIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(27,50);
myIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(14,0);
myIcon.printImage = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/printImage.gif';
myIcon.mozPrintImage = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/mozPrintImage.gif';
myIcon.printShadow = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/printShadow.gif';
myIcon.transparent = 'http://www.massagecenters.webbdemo.com/assets/jquery/markers/transparent.png';
myIcon.imageMap = [14,0,15,1,15,2,24,3,24,4,25,5,25,6,24,7,23,8,22,9,21,10,20,11,19,12,18,13,17,14,16,15,16,16,16,17,17,18,17,19,17,20,17,21,17,22,18,23,18,24,18,25,18,26,17,27,17,28,17,29,17,30,17,31,17,32,17,33,17,34,17,35,17,36,16,37,16,38,16,39,16,40,15,41,15,42,14,43,13,44,13,45,11,46,10,47,10,48,9,48,9,47,9,46,10,45,10,44,10,43,9,42,9,41,9,40,8,39,8,38,8,37,7,36,7,35,8,34,7,33,7,32,7,31,7,30,7,29,8,28,8,27,8,26,8,25,9,24,9,23,10,22,10,21,10,20,10,19,10,18,10,17,11,16,11,15,10,14,9,13,8,12,7,11,6,10,4,9,1,8,2,7,2,6,2,5,11,4,11,3,12,2,12,1,13,0];

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Thank you for the instructions.  I updated the function createMarker and it works just fine.  I tested it in Safari, Google, Firefox and ie7.

Not sure I understand what your are trying to communicate.  It does work when the start and end destinations are the same.  It gives one line of instructions "Head north on..."  I never did see 602 or 200 status errors, with this code or the previous one.
Thank you so much for your continued help!

Appreciate your time, thanks:-)