Getting a Google MAP

[Mike Bonner]

Since its a static map, its returned in image format (note the png at the
beginning)

You should be able to: put URL "
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Berkeley,CA&zoom=14&size=400x400&key=AIzaSyCO423QzwaEEBmiw4XjPKzz4Tcg_5bjHv4"
into img "myImage" and viola. have the map appear.

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 2:49 PM, William Prothero via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Folks:
> Turns out there is a Google Static Map api. I’m trying to use it, but get
> no response from my code that indicates an error.
> The Static Maps API URL is: https://developers.google.com/
> maps/documentation/static-maps/?csw=1 <https://developers.google.
> com/maps/documentation/static-maps/?csw=1>
>
> From the dictionary, it looks like I can do this: (this is the example in
> the google docs. It gives me a map when I put the URL into the browser).
> on mouseUp
>
>   put mapURL() into tURL
>
>   put tURL
>
>    put URL tURL into x
>
>    put x into image  “myGMap” —This, obviously won’t work. See below.
>
> end mouseUp
>
>
> function mapURL
>
>     put "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=
> Berkeley,CA&zoom=14&size=400x400&key=AIzaSyCO423QzwaEEBmiw4XjPKzz4T
> cg_5bjHv4" into retURL
>
>      return retURL
>
> end mapURL
>
> I get text back that looks like that below. It is obviously in some format
> I can decode in Livecode. I’ve just reached my comfort level with this. How
> should I decode this. so I can set the imagedata to it?
> Tnx,
> Bill P
>
> —start of returned text
> âPNG
>
>
>
> ���
> IHDR�� ê�� ê  ���∑a∆˛�� ùPLTE<84{<,KKKLLLNNNSPLPPPRRRTTTVVVYYY^^^
> aaabbbdddfffkgchhhmmmssstttxxxzzz   4®S�õ⁄BÖÙDÑÚEÜÚIäÒNäÚOçÚPçÚSèÚTêÚXí
> ZíÛYîÙaóÙbòıjùÙmûıt£Û{•}™Úó{WãocÍC5ËD8ËE:ÈG9ÈJ:ÈL?
>
>
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