Well, perhaps I'm missing something; I'll recheck my work. I just registered for an API key and used the Google examples and my new API key to get results that show up in my browser.
Of course, I'm not using IE nor Windows, just Chrome on Linux, but it should work the same, if IE is compatible with this. On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > Tried that Ted but Google never actually return the Lat/Long and the API call > is the only way to retrieve it. > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche > Sent: 13 September 2016 14:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Google API for Geocoding ... Again > > A hideously-ugly hack that might do the trick would be to automate an IE > browser session, feed it the URL, and parse the source result searching first > for "location" then for the nearest "lat" and "long" > in the resultant source. > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 6:44 AM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: >> Fellow Gentlemen, >> I posted a request about doing geocoding requests to receive back a >> Lat/Long dataset for various addresses a few weeks ago and now find that >> Google do in fact provide a Geocoding service: >> >> https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/start >> >> The responses back from the requests are all JSON from a Java Script API run >> by Google. I have looked over Rick's Westwind site to try and get a start on >> using this method to get back a JSON response but seem to be getting nowhere >> fast. Anyone got any ideas on a simple & neat way of retrieving this data >> back using VFP programmatically? Either that or anyone know a free Geocoding >> site that would handle up to 100 name and address calls per day ideally by >> sending a text file and receiving one back which could be automated from the >> VFP end. >> >> Never even looked at Web services in anger before so it all seems a little >> baffling and terribly long winded at the moment unless I am missing >> something obvious. >> >> Note I don't want to have to drop into an intermediate program/language to >> accomplish this, if possible. >> >> Dave >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4sQUTLNgFWvpzh4DdZvnBhOqVq8zG-0UV=qpfdo0pb...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
