Google Maps using custom icons, multiple locations and directions
I have a page that will interface with the Google Map API. I want to use custom icons and have multiple locations with the ability to get directions on the same page. I have most of that working in the code. The only issues with it are that the icon is squished and there seems to be an issue with the zoom. it is too close up and I am not sure how to change that when it loads. I have cobbled together two different maps so I think it is an issue of one being placed on top of another but not certain.
Oh and the initial bubble popups up in the right place but if you click on any of the other icons and come back to it it does not point to the right location. This is the page: http://www.monicaandrob.com/map3.php
You can see it load properly but then is overlayed by the other map. Not sure where or how to get rid of it.
Let me know what you think and thanks!
Oh and the initial bubble popups up in the right place but if you click on any of the other icons and come back to it it does not point to the right location. This is the page: http://www.monicaandrob.com/map3.php
You can see it load properly but then is overlayed by the other map. Not sure where or how to get rid of it.
Let me know what you think and thanks!
<?PHP
session_start();
define("MAPKEY","ABQIAAAA01srpP0W_3AwfmiuNCZHuRS-obIY7qWB6yupu5rqkNAGrs4BXhRHAbVCEpxnj9ACh3Z-rcAK5j-taA");
$fromAddress=$toAddress='953 Eden Park Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45202';
$from=$_POST['fromAddress'];
if (isset($from) && $from>15)
$fromAddress=$from;
$to=$_POST['toAddress'];
if (isset($to) && $to>15)
$toAddress=$to;?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<title>Google Maps JavaScript API Example</title>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAA01srpP0W_3AwfmiuNCZHuRS-obIY7qWB6yupu5rqkNAGrs4BXhRHAbVCEpxnj9ACh3Z-rcAK5j-taA"
type="text/javascript"></script>
<style type="text/css">
table.directions th {
background-color:#EEEEEE;
}
img {
color: #000000;
}
.button{
color: #ffffff;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: bold;
background-color: #ac0000;
padding:10px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
var WINDOW_HTML = '<div style="width: 210px; padding-right: 10px">The wedding and reception will be held at<br />The Cincinnati Art Museum<br />953 Eden Park Dr<br />Cincinnati, OH 45202<br />Phone: (513) 721-2787<br /><a href="http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org">www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org<\/a><\/div>';
var HOTEL1_HTML = '<div style="width: 210px; padding-right: 10px">Garfield Suites Hotel<br />2 Garfield Place<br />Cincinnati, OH 45202<br />Phone: (513) 421-3355<br /><a href="http://www.garfieldsuiteshotel.com">garfieldsuiteshotel.com<\/a><\/div>';
var HOTEL2_HTML = '<div style="width: 210px; padding-right: 10px">The Cincinnatian Hotel<br />601 Vine Street<br />Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<br />Phone: (513) 381-3000<br /><a href="http://cincinnatianhotel.com">cincinnatianhotel.com¿<\/a><\/div>';
var HOTEL3_HTML = '<div style="width: 210px; padding-right: 10px">Hyatt Regency Cincinnati<br />151 West Fifth Street<br />Cincinnati, OH 45202<br />Phone: (513) 579-1234<br /><a href="http://hyatt.com¿">hyatt.com¿<\/a><\/div>';
function createMarker(point,html) {
var icon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON, "/images/hotel.png");
var marker = new GMarker(point, icon);
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
});
return marker;
}
function load()
{
if (GBrowserIsCompatible())
{
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
gdir = new GDirections(map, document.getElementById("directions"));
GEvent.addListener(gdir, "addoverlay", onGDirectionsLoad);
GEvent.addListener(gdir, "error", handleErrors);
map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(39.1147583,-84.4936302), 13);
var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(39.1147583,-84.4936302));
map.addOverlay(marker);
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(WINDOW_HTML);
});
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(WINDOW_HTML);
//The Garfield Hotel
var point = new GLatLng(39.10474,-84.51410);
var html=HOTEL1_HTML;
var marker = createMarker(point,html)
map.addOverlay(marker);
//The Cincinnatian
var point = new GLatLng(39.10262,-84.51338);
var html=HOTEL2_HTML;
var marker = createMarker(point,html)
map.addOverlay(marker);
//The Hyatt Regency
var point = new GLatLng(39.10078,-84.51578);
var html=HOTEL3_HTML;
var marker = createMarker(point,html)
map.addOverlay(marker);
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
setDirections("<?PHP echo $fromAddress;?>", "<?PHP echo $toAddress;?>", "en_US");
}
}
function setDirections(fromAddress, toAddress, locale) {
gdir.load("from: " + fromAddress + " to: " + toAddress,
{ "locale": locale });
}
function handleErrors(){
if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS)
alert("No corresponding geographic location could be found for one of the specified addresses. This may be due to the fact that the address is relatively new, or it may be incorrect.\nError code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_SERVER_ERROR)
alert("A geocoding or directions request could not be successfully processed, yet the exact reason for the failure is not known.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_MISSING_QUERY)
alert("The HTTP q parameter was either missing or had no value. For geocoder requests, this means that an empty address was specified as input. For directions requests, this means that no query was specified in the input.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_KEY)
alert("The given key is either invalid or does not match the domain for which it was given. \n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_REQUEST)
alert("A directions request could not be successfully parsed.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
else alert("An unknown error occurred.");
}
function onGDirectionsLoad(){
var poly = gdir.getPolyline();
if (poly.getVertexCount() > 100) {
return;
}
var baseUrl = "http://maps.google.com/staticmap?";
var params = [];
params.push("center=" + map.getCenter().lat().toFixed(6) + "," + map.getCenter().lng().toFixed(6));
var markersArray = [];
markersArray.push(poly.getVertex(0).toUrlValue(5) + ",greena");
markersArray.push(poly.getVertex(poly.getVertexCount()-1).toUrlValue(5) + ",greenb");
params.push("markers=" + markersArray.join("|"));
var polyParams = "rgba:0x0000FF80,weight:5|";
var polyLatLngs = [];
for (var j = 0; j < poly.getVertexCount(); j++) {
polyLatLngs.push(poly.getVertex(j).lat().toFixed(5) + "," + poly.getVertex(j).lng().toFixed(5));
}
params.push("path=" + polyParams + polyLatLngs.join("|"));
var img = document.createElement("img");
img.src = baseUrl + params.join("&") + "&key=<?PHP echo MAPKEY;?>";
document.getElementById("staticMapIMG").innerHTML = "";
document.getElementById("staticMapIMG").appendChild(img);
document.getElementById("staticMapURL").innerHTML = baseUrl + params.join("&") + "&key=<?PHP echo MAPKEY;?>";
}
//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body onload="load()" onunload="GUnload()">
<div id="map" style="width: 750px; height: 700px"></div>
<form action="#" onsubmit="setDirections(this.from.value, this.to.value, this.locale.value); return false">
<div class="titleArea">Scroll down to view map and formatted directions.</div>
<div class="titleText">From:</div>
<div class="inputField"><input type="text" size="65" id="fromAddress" name="from"
value="<?PHP echo $fromAddress;?>"/></div>
<div class="titleText">To:</div>
<div class="inputField"><input type="text" size="65" id="toAddress" name="to"
value="<?PHP echo $toAddress;?>" /></div><input type="hidden" name="locale" value="en" />
<div class="buttonArea"><input name="submit" type="submit" value="Get Directions" class="button" id="button" /> </div>
</form>
<table class="directions" width="675">
<tr><th>Formatted Directions</th></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><div id="directions" style="width: 675px;"></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>ASKER
That would work but they would still like the little bubbles with info over each location. how can I add that into your code?
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If I understand your objectives, you want to draw a map that shows people how to get to a wedding reception. Why not just use a static map and give them a link to Google so they can get directions for themselves? There would be a lot less programming involved and most people can figure out how to put their current address into the Google Maps "from" box.
This article has a class that will help you draw a static map. If you want to, you might draw two maps - one that is a higher-level and one that is localized.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/A_3350-Using-the-Google-Maps-API-in-PHP.html
HTH, ~Ray