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 10/25/04 11:00pm (Read 2,454 times)  

Mark Bradbourne

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Is this possible? Take the address of an upcoming event, then link to map quest/yahoo maps and generate a map? Anyone done it?
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 10/26/04 12:31pm  
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zipstart

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Try this...

Add the following to calendar_event.php BEFORE $cal_templates->parse('event_details', 'details', true); (line 608 on mine)

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//code added for MapQuest link
                $e_ad1 = $A['address1'];
                $e_ad2 = $A['address2'];
                $e_city = $A['city'];

                $e_ad1_fixed = str_replace(' ','+',$e_ad1);
                $e_ad2_fixed = str_replace(' ','+',$e_ad2);
                $e_city_fixed = str_replace(' ','+',$e_city);

                $map = '<a href ="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=';

                $map .= $e_ad1_fixed;
                if (strlen($e_ad2_fixed) > 1)
                                {
                                        $map .= '+' . $e_ad2_fixed;
                                }
                $map .= '&city=';
                $map .= $e_city_fixed;
                $map .= '&state=';
                $map .= $A['state'];
                $map .= '&zipcode=';
                $map .= $A['zipcode'];
                $map .= '&search=++Search++">Map It!</a>';

                $cal_templates->set_var('maplink', $map);
                    // END Mapquest link code
 


Then add...
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{maplink}
 

...to /layout/eventdetails.thtml

Should work! Let me know if you have questions and...as always...it may work on my site but not yours...back up your files first!
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 10/26/04 01:17pm  
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mrb42

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Thanks! Works like a champ! I did add a (target="blank") to the URL to open it in a new window...

Check it out! http://neohmusic.com/calendar_event.php?mode=&eid=20041025224720570
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 10/26/04 02:45pm  
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zipstart

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Good call on the new window...glad it worked.
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 10/26/04 03:42pm  
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zipstart

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Oh...and tho I think Mapquest is pretty static on how they parse URLs, keep an eye on this hack as sites do update their process from time to time...may break your links.
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 10/27/04 09:53am  
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mrb42

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hadn't thought about that... thanks, I'll try and keep an eye on it.
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