Retrieving gif data from a RESTful map server

MacBox at earthlink.net MacBox at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 11 13:59:16 EDT 2013


Thanks for the response, Thierry, unfortunately, in this case, neither syntax works


>>  I'm attempting to get a traffic gif from mapquest via their RESTful API,
>>  but I am unable to display it; everything results in the image object
>>  displaying a grey pattern.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  Some of the things I have tried so far:
>> 
>>    set the text of img "map" to url MapQuestsLongAPIKeyedURL
>> 
> 
> That's the way to go.
> 
> 
>> 
>>    set the imageData of img "map" to url MapQuestsLongAPIKeyedURL
>> 
> 
> 
> This one is wrong.
> 
> 
> Otherwise, I don't know.
> I remember some chaps having problems viewing some gifs in LC,
> but can't remember more :(
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Thierry




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