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Google Maps - Hot Spots - Events for vbaCMPS · **Released**: 03-25-2006

This is my first contribute to everyone here so if you could click install so that i further add to this.

Here is a LIVE working demo.
minus the added pictures and colored markers which is an addiontal install. Insutructions listed below.

http://www.jerseyparties.com/index.php?page=googlemap

Im using this with vb 3.5.1 and vbadvanced cmps 2.1

Google Maps with Hot Spots - Events for CMPS

******** You will need your own Google API Map Key for this to work. You can get it by going here:http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html

***Install: Add a module as you normally would, and copy the below into the template content.

To create a module
vBa CMPS > add module > template > then give it any title you want and display order
Then give it a name I called my "googlemaps" so the name is now "adv_portal_googlemaps"

******** note google maps do slow down load times *********

Copy the below and place it into the template content.

After you have your Google API Map Key enter it where it says "Enter_Your_Key_Here " Should be around line 7 or so.

PHP Code:


			
<!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" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"> 

<HEAD> 

<META HTTP-EQUIV="content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> 

<TITLE>Bar & Club Map Directory</TITLE> 



<SCRIPT SRC="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=1&key=Enter_Your_Key_Here" TYPE="text/javascript"></SCRIPT>

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">

var map;

var icon0;

var newpoints = new Array();

 

function addLoadEvent(func) { 

    var oldonload = window.onload; 

    if (typeof window.onload != 'function'){ 

        window.onload = func

    } else { 

        window.onload = function() {

            oldonload();

            func();

        }

    }

}

 

addLoadEvent(loadMap);

addLoadEvent(addPoints);

 

function loadMap() {

    map = new GMap(document.getElementById("map"));

// to change to map, satallite, hybird. change the "2" in the below low to either 0 for map, 1 for satallite, or 2 for hybrid    

    map.setMapType(map.getMapTypes()[2]);

    map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());

    map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

// change the coordinates listed below to have a default zoom - the 9 is the zoom in, zoom out feature.

    map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint( -74.3, 40.15), 9);

 

    icon0 = new GIcon();

    icon0.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker.png";

    icon0.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";

    icon0.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);

    icon0.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);

    icon0.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);

    icon0.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);

    icon0.infoShadowAnchor = new GPoint(18, 25);

}

 

function addPoints() {

 

// to add new locations copy the very next line and change the 0 in newpoints[0] to a 1 and so on for each new point added.

    newpoints[0] = new Array(-74.084375, 40.917748, icon0, 'Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub', '<div id="popup">Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub<br />352 West Passaic Street<br />Rochelle Park, NJ 07662</div>'); 

    

    for(var i = 0; i < newpoints.length; i++) {

 

        var point = new GPoint(newpoints[i][0],newpoints[i][1]);

 

        //Add overlay to map 

        var popuphtml = newpoints[i][4] ;

        var marker = createMarker(point,newpoints[i][2],popuphtml);

        map.addOverlay(marker);

    }

}

 

function createMarker(point, icon, popuphtml) {

    var marker = new GMarker(point, icon);

    GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {

        marker.openInfoWindowHtml(popuphtml);

    });

    return marker;

}

 

//]]>

</SCRIPT>

 

<STYLE>

div#popup {

    background:#FFFFFF;

    border:0px solid #FFFFFF;

    margin:0px;

    padding:2px;

    width:270px;

    color: #000000;

}

</STYLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

// i have this set up for height only add the width if you want.

<DIV id="map" STYLE="height:600px"></DIV>

</BODY>

</HTML>

Convert an Address to Latitude & Longitude
Ive been using this site to convert an address to the proper latitude and longitude.
http://stevemorse.org/jcal/latlon.php - for US locations
http://www.geocoder.ca/ - for Canadian locations

Adding Different color markers.

If you want to add different color markers, line 10 should read:

PHP Code:


			
var icon0;

Under that add

PHP Code:


			
var icon1;

Change the number for each different marker you want. So the more different marks you want youll have to add that line and change the number as well as the coded below.

Then after you have added that you will need to add this: This will have to be added for each marker you add.

Add this right below the first marker. Should be around line 46 or so.

PHP Code:


			
icon1 = new GIcon();

    icon1.image = "large_yellow_marker.png";

    icon1.shadow = "large_yellow_marker_shadow.png";

    icon1.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);

    icon1.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 37);

    icon1.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);

    icon1.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(18, 25);

Now see where it says "large_yellow_marker.png" and "large_yellow_marker_shadow.png" You will need to input your own markers there, full url if needed.

Each time you want to use a different marker you have to call to that variable/marker. So in the example I have:

PHP Code:


			
newpoints[0] = new Array(-74.084375, 40.917748, icon0, 'Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub', '<div id="popup">Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub<br />352 West Passaic Street<br />Rochelle Park, NJ 07662</div>');

You would chang the icon0 to icon1 so it would read like this.

PHP Code:


			
newpoints[0] = new Array(-74.084375, 40.917748, icon1, 'Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub', '<div id="popup">Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub<br />352 West Passaic Street<br />Rochelle Park, NJ 07662</div>');

Adding Images to the pop up windows.

You can add image to the pop up windows as well. See picture attached.
In a call to variable where it says:

PHP Code:


			
newpoints[0] = new Array(-74.084375, 40.917748, icon1, 'Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub', '<div id="popup">Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub<br />352 West Passaic Street<br />Rochelle Park, NJ 07662</div>');

Right after

PHP Code:


			
 '<div id="popup">

and before

PHP Code:


			
</div>');[/

You can edit that as if you were doing a regular html page.

To add this to its own CMPS Page
Follow these directions and skip number 7, because I set this up as a template file and not a php file.
http://www.vbadvanced.com/membersare...tid=4&pageid=6

Then whatever you called your page in the immediate above directions from vbA under "page identified" ( i used googlemap ) edit your navbar and inclue
to a link to that page.
Mine is

PHP Code:


			
/forums/index.php?page=googlemap

replace googlemap with whatever you called your page under page identifier.

*** added screen shots ***
First shows the installed look.
Second picture shows the popup window when a marker is clicked
Third shows the addiontal useage of colored markers. Code is listed above but not in the orginal install.
Fourth Picture shows the popup window with added images. How to is listed above but not in the orginal install.

Snake · #22 03-28-2006, 11:50 AM

Lovely hack!

KevNJ · #23 03-28-2006, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aftermath

Lovely hack!

Thanks! Any problems installing? did you add the other color markers, and the images inthe popups? Any feedback would be helpful to the install so I know if I need to add or change something.

Also if you could click install.

Thanks again.

drewclark · #24 03-30-2006, 10:33 PM

for whatever reason I'm unable to get the popups to work. I even just copy/pasted your original code (with my api key) to the thing and it doesn't Pop. Seen this?

http://www.saltwaterbastards.com/ (bottom of main page for now)

DementedMindz · #25 03-30-2006, 10:35 PM

i see the pop up click on the red dot

Austins Restaurant/ Junkyard Nightclub
352 West Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

drewclark · #26 03-30-2006, 10:35 PM

Hmm...so it's my PC. Lame!

Edit: It gets better, it's just my IE.

Could this be made into a plugin very easily? Super useful....

KevNJ · #27 04-02-2006, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewclark

Hmm...so it's my PC. Lame!

Edit: It gets better, it's just my IE.

Could this be made into a plugin very easily? Super useful....

Sometimes you have to close all your browsers for them to work. Its weird. Still having problems with it ? As for the plugin, not sure how to do those. Should just be a quick copy and paste.

LICryptkeeper · #28 04-04-2006, 09:45 PM

ah, they are hardcoded into the page

I was hoping I could use this for upcoming events, ie: user submits address of event, and if an event is scedualed at that location within the week, it would show up as a marker.

KevNJ · #29 04-07-2006, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LICryptkeeper

ah, they are hardcoded into the page

I was hoping I could use this for upcoming events, ie: user submits address of event, and if an event is scedualed at that location within the week, it would show up as a marker.

I dont know to much about the backend of VB. I believe stoneyarch is back to modifing his. I htink he had plans for along the lines of what your looking for.

FROGGYJ · #30 04-11-2006, 03:09 AM

are there any other easier ways to get the lat and long of locations? I can see them on the google map, but I can't seem to get the lat + long to make some marker points.

Mathiau · #31 04-11-2006, 08:07 AM

how do I install these cool maps on VBB 3.5.3 ? Dont see anything called Add modules

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