[eluser]insub2[/eluser]
I've got a client that wants to search Google Maps for businesses through a mashup on their site like how one searches on maps.google.com. But as far as I can tell from looking through the API documentation, that isn't something one can do. Does anybody happen to know if this is the case or am I overlooking something?
[eluser]darkhouse[/eluser]
If you have all of the addresses of these businesses, it's certainly possible. If not, I believe the only thing you can do is submit a search to maps.google.com .
[eluser]TheFuzzy0ne[/eluser]
I would have thought that if Google can do it, then you can too. I'm not too clued up on the Google Maps API, but does enableGoogleBar() not do what you need?
[eluser]darkhouse[/eluser]
Google has built a lot of functionality into their own map system, but there's far less available for the API. You really need the address of a location to be able to do anything with the map.
[eluser]missionsix[/eluser]
You may also want to take a look at Microsoft's live maps API. I recently played with that and found it to be pretty easy to use. I think I saw a search feature on the maps but I was only playing with pinpointing a specific location so I didn't venture into the advance features of their API.
[eluser]darkhouse[/eluser]
Oh wow. I stand corrected. This documentation has significantly changed since I last looked at it, which wasn't too long ago. It now has local search, google earth integration, reverse geocoding, traffic, and more... this just made my day.
