Hi

After some hours of looking around and testing I finally got Google maps to work as it should, with centering and everything...

To do this I did the following:

1. Download the GoogleMaps api as previously suggested in this forum. I called this file "GMapAPI.class.new.php".

2. In estateagent.php change the following

// $gmap = new GoogleMapAPI('map';
// $gmap->setAPIKey($ea_gmap_key);
// $gmap->setWidth($ea_gmap_width);
// $gmap->setHeight($ea_gmap_height);
// $gmap->setMapType($ea_gmap_type);
// // string $address the map address to mark (street/city/state/zip)
// $gmap->addMarkerByAddress($address,"GMap Test","GMap Description"

to:

//NOTE! Depending on where you live this will be different! This works for sweden, figure out how your country has it!
$address = "$obj->street $obj->streetnr $obj->pcoce $obj->town $obj->country";

require($mosConfig_absolute_path."/components/com_estateagent/includes/GMapAPI.class.new.php"
$gmap = new GoogleMapAPI('map';
$gmap->setAPIKey($ea_gmap_key);
$gmap->setWidth($ea_gmap_width);
$gmap->setHeight($ea_gmap_height);
$gmap->setMapType($ea_gmap_type);
//string $address the map address to mark (street/city/state/zip)
$gmap->addMarkerByAddress($address, "<strong>Go here</strong><br>now!!"
//$gmap->setCenterCoords($lat,$lon);
$VDloc1=17.618550;
$VDloc2=59.855620;
$gmap->setCenterCoords($VDloc1,$VDloc2);

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The coordinates above was used in phase 1 of my attempts. they will not be used if you have a real location so you can leave them untouched, or you can edit them if you want to.

IF you want the map to center on a different location than your centerpoint you NEED to do the following:

Find

if(isset($this->center_lat) && isset($this->center_lon)) {
$_output .= sprintf('map.setCenter(new GLatLng(%s, %s), %s, %s);', $this->center_lat, $this->center_lon, $this->zoom, $this->map_type) . "\n";
}

in the GMaps....new.php file and put

$this->center_lat = number_format($this->center_lat, 6, '.', '';
$this->center_lon = number_format($this->center_lon, 6, '.', '';

right infront of it. This will change the way numbers are displayed (there was a problem with "," and ".&quot.

IF you have a REAL possition, so that you get a marker you should ALSO comment out the command, like

if(isset($this->center_lat) && isset($this->center_lon)) {
// $_output .= sprintf('map.setCenter(new GLatLng(%s, %s), %s, %s);', $this->center_lat, $this->center_lon, $this->zoom, $this->map_type) . "\n";
}

IF you commented it out you need to put it back in, go to:

if(isset($this->center_lat) && isset($this->center_lon)) {
$_output .= sprintf('map.setCenter(new GLatLng(%s, %s), %s, %s);', $this->center_lat, $this->center_lon, $this->zoom, $this->map_type) . "\n";
}

and replace it with

if(isset($this->center_lat) && isset($this->center_lon)) {
// $_output .= sprintf('map.setCenter(new GLatLng(%s, %s), %s, %s);', $this->center_lat, $this->center_lon, $this->zoom, $this->map_type) . "\n";
$_output .= sprintf('map.setCenter(new GLatLng(%s, %s), %s, %s);', $_marker['lat'], $_marker['lon'], $this->zoom, $this->map_type) . "\n";
}

there, now it should work. It seems to work here at least. One important thing is to get the address format correct.

I am sorry if this guide is difficult to follow, but I have a deadline and if I do not type it now I will never do it...

I hope I didn't miss anything, if you cannot get it working let me know and I will see if I missed something...

It is atleast working at www.v-dala.se

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EDIT 5 minutes later:

This is using ME 1.1.0 and version 2.3 of GoogleMapAPI. you can find that here http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/GoogleMapAPI/

I get an error, so I hunted it down, you (might?) need to find

if($this->sidebar) {
$_output .= sprintf('document.getElementById("%s&quot.innerHTML = "<ul class=\"gmapSidebar\">"+ sidebar_html +"</ul>";', $this->sidebar_id) . "\n";
}

and replace it with

if($this->sidebar) {
// $_output .= sprintf('document.getElementById("%s&quot.innerHTML = "<ul class=\"gmapSidebar\">"+ sidebar_html +"</ul>";', $this->sidebar_id) . "\n";
$_output .= "\n";
}

For me this does no difference except that I get no errors, I do not know how this will affect things in general...

Cheers

Johan

Post edited by: JohanSoderstrom, at: 2007/07/10 09:38

Edit again...

There is a problem here in the forum with displaying backslash... There are backslahes infront of some &quot;n&quot;'s.... you will figure it out <br><br>Post edited by: JohanSoderstrom, at: 2007/07/11 08:56

Hi Johan,

thanks for your contribution. Such moments enhance my motivation, because it´s nice to see, that there are users out there which give something back and help to revise and improve MisterEstate!

I´m currently verybusy with moving to my &quot;new&quot; appartment and a lot of other work. When I find a little free time, I´m going to establish something like a &quot;howto &amp; hacks corner&quot; and move your posting there.<br><br>Post edited by: admin, at: 2007/07/11 03:48

Cannot see any &quot;demo&quot; on link you posted because seem no post in there.

So I write to ask if the Google map integration include the road indications pre installed,
so when I look where is the house I can and have just to input where I start and have back instructions to arrive to the house; Do you have included it ?

As this is a live website there is only offerings there when we have them, but trust me - it works.

In the version I have there are no &quot;how to get there&quot; instructions (well, there is, sort of...) - but the API has a sidebar included, so hacking the files to include this function would not be so difficult.

To get the driving instructions you can click a how to get there link and a full Google maps will open up, in my theme driving instructions will not fit in, and as all locations are in the same city it was not needed...

Again, I am confident that you can include this function with a few hours of hacking the API...

Cheers

You say, &quot;download GMapAPI.class.new.php&quot; but where is this file located in the Download area? I cannot find it to download. Thanks.

It is not avaliable in the download area of this webste. There was a discussion in this forum about it..

You can find the API at http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/GoogleMapAPI/

note that there might be a new verson out, I do not knwo...

Cheers

Johan