As promised at my Pause on Error session a couple weeks ago, I'm posting the download link for fmMap which allows for single and multiple-point Google maps to be created in FileMaker Pro's Web Viewer. This download includes all the FileMaker binaries (example files) plus all the web-based files (PHP, CSS, etc) for hosting this yourself.

We're very excited to be attending Pause on Error PDX 2010 later this week. I'm doing a joint session with Micah Woods discussing a couple different techniques for bringing Google Maps into FileMaker.

After my session, we'll be releasing a free Google Mapping module for use with any FileMaker Pro database application (v9 or higher, please). Just watch this space or Twitter for more information.

Late last year, I discussed how to get a Single Address map to work on a PC via the Google Map API.  The problem was, it didn't work on Mac.  I want to continue our FileMaker Google Mapping thread in this post by showing how we can get this to work on a Mac.  Tip: get out your text editors.  Also, do know that

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...