Sorry forgot to include the correct url :) Requires  size, type and sensor.

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Albany,Ny&zoom=10&size=512x512&maptype=roadmap&sensor=false

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Paul Saukas <[email protected]> wrote:

> yes it is was missing a few key parts. Thanks for the info :)
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> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Tim Wienk <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> > why the highlighted section in the URL string.
>> > Gets set to  "&amp;" and not just "&"
>>
>> In HTML, there are certain reserved characters, characters which are
>> part of the HTML markup. The two most important ones are:
>> - & (which starts an HTML entity), therefore to use a literal &, you
>> need to actually use &amp;
>> - < (which starts an HTML tag), therefore to use a literal <, you need
>> to actually use &lt;
>>
>> So since your src attribute needs to contain a &, it is right for it
>> to be &amp;. The browser will parse it just right.
>>
>> Browsers are generally smart enough to figure out when a & is not part
>> of an HTML entity though, which is why a lot of people either don't
>> know or just forget, and don't write their HTML right.
>>
>> Like Aaron just mentioned, your problem is with the URL itself.
>>
>> -- Tim
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