> The functionality on the "maps.google" page is very good, and is > already all there, rather than needing to be re-invented, so what I > think would be the simplest thing to want to do is to copy the source > code from this map > -http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=1166476903246... > onto a HTML page, and add my API key to it to make the whole thing > work. That's the simplistic and rather romantic view, but one which I > suspect can't be done quite as easily.
Your suspicions are correct. You can't just copy the page code, quite apart from any breaches of T&Cs Google Maps is driven by server-side code not just javascript (where are those markers stored when you're not viewing the page, for example?) The API provides much of the same functionality, but it is a toolkit. It gives access to most (but not all) of Googles server features. You can supply your own server-side resources, if any are needed. But you have to assemble and customise all the parts yourself. It can be done but it would be ambitious as a first project ... Have a look at - http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ for a flavour of how to start building. You would need to implement a lot of those topics to replicate G-Maps proper. cheers, Ross K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
