A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article on mapping a single address using the Google Maps API in FileMaker.  It concluded that the the obvious technique, simply building a correctly-formatted JavaScript page and displaying it in the Web Viewer with a data:url, wouldn't work on MacOS X.  In this article, I'd like to delve into the technical reasons I this doesn't work.  Read on if you're so inclined...

After several weeks of setup, now is the time to get down to brass tacks and build an embedded Google map in FileMaker. We'll be starting with a single address. My goal is to have this work with a set of address records and change as we flip between records. We're going to start at the very beginning, so get your computers out...

As promised last week, I'm continuing the discussion about Google Mapping in FileMaker.  As enticing as the title of this post is, I'm not discussing the origins on Google Maps (try the Google blog) but rather the origins of my use of it within FileMaker (that explains the asterisk in the title).

It wasn't like I'm the only one who's ever had this idea.  Heck, the FileMaker Web Viewer has a built-in calculation defined for Google Maps. Anybody ever use this:

"http://local.google.com/maps?" & "q=" & /*Address=*/ "" & "," & /*City=*/ "" & "," & /*State=*/ "" & "," & /*Zip Code=*/ "" & "," & /*Country=*/ ""

Show of hands?