Hi all!

Well, I spent some time on the google maps API script and found a solution until a dev has looked into it.

Here is a small guide:

Make sure allow_url_fopen is working on you server. So file_get_contents(URL) has to work too!!. Check you joomla system info in the back-end for that.

1. Put you site off-line coz the changes will cause errors displayed in the front end.

2. Download the original API script here and save it on the local harddrive.

3. rename the script to GMapAPI.class.php.

4. Backup the original GMapAPI.class.php in the /components/cam_estateagent/includes/ dir.

5. Upload the new script. The map should be shown in the front-end right now.

6. Check the map settings in the EA back-end (500px x 250px) ot (100% x 100%)

7.Backup estateagent.php in the /components/cam_estateagent dir.

8.Edit estateagent.php and find the following code:

Code:

if($ea_gmap){ require($mosConfig_absolute_path."/components/com_estateagent/includes/GMapAPI.class.php"«»); $address = "$obj->street $obj->town $obj->state $obj->country $obj->pcode"; $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"«»);

Change it to:

Code:

if($ea_gmap){ require($mosConfig_absolute_path."/components/com_estateagent/includes/GMapAPI.class.php"«»); $address = "$obj->street $obj->town $obj->state $obj->country $obj->pcode"; $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>Enter text here</strong><br>Some text here too"«»); $gmap->setCenterCoords($lat,$lon);

So the map and the marker should be shown now. Maybe the map is not doing an auto center? Well, I found a semi solution to this. 9. Set you site online. 10. Open an object and show the source code in you browser. At the top of the page the is the google script. Check the latitude and longitude of the marker. 11. Enter these in the

Code:

$gmap->setCenterCoords($lat,$lon)

function in the estateagent.php. So i should look like some thing like this:

Code:

$gmap->setCenterCoords(6.801666,52)

We are nearly done Open the GMapAPI.class.php and find the code:

Code:

var $zoom = 16;

You should change it something like 3 or 5. To open the info-bubble when mouseover the marker find the code:

Code:

var $window_trigger =

and enter either click or mouseover. So a demo is on my site here //Dyhex<br><br>Post edited by: dyhex01, at: 2007/07/29 23:49

hi,

thanks for your contribution. I will adopt it into the next release.

ok a little summary

i have uploaded tha original api script

i uploaded it

adjusted it, so should be good

adjusted map settings

and modified estateagent.php

but i do not get the marker and the map brings me to africa

i just have a little prob with point 10

cannot find it in my source

so nearly there but not working yet

any suggestions?

many thx

and no map in IE

site: http://www.diversum.be/component/option,com_estateagent/act,object/task,showEO/id,1/

Hi, I have the same problem, Africa in the map, instead of UK, not found code in source to get the long, lat and I also have a problem with Map24, it says &quot;Given parameters are incomplete!&quot; although I entered the street, and full port code.

Please help

Thanks

Hi guys!

Well, the map is showing Africa because the

$gmap-&gt;setCenterCoords($lat,$lon);

in estateagent.php is giving out lat=0 and lon=0 wich is infact the equator.

Try to set it to something that fits for you country.

Edit the code:

$gmap-&gt;setCenterCoords($lat,$lon);

to:

$gmap-&gt;setCenterCoords(7,50);

Play around a bit until it fits you area...

About the marker not showing up. I'm not sure but maybe geocding is not available in you area or it has something to do the address-data is handed over the the api- script. This is done in:

$address = &quot;$obj-&gt;street $obj-&gt;town $obj-&gt;state $obj-&gt;country $obj-&gt;pcode&quot;;

code of estateagent.php

Try to edit it to:

$address = &quot;$obj-&gt;country $obj-&gt;pcode&quot;;

Hope it helps

Cheers

//dyhex