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Does anyone know how I may be able to embed maps as a column in a list report, where the map shows the route between address A and address B? I have the route piece figured out, but I'm having trouble referencing the Cognos query in the search function of the API.
Your help is much appreciated!
Assuming you can access the route's [B]geometry[/B] attribute, you are probably best off using the RESTful Maps API to embed a URL, just take every nth GeoCoordinate and append it after [B][url]http://m.nok.it/route?r0=[/url][/B]
[CODE]
http://m.nok.it/route?r0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.39834,-8.378095,37.405402,-8.377928,37.41029,-8.37408,37.416594,-8.371035,37.422696,-8.367634,37.428898,-8.367724,37.431318,-8.362196,37.43734,-8.360278,37.442454,-8.357572,37.445488,-8.358388,37.446134,-8.364259,37.448019,-8.36999,37.453324,-8.371828,37.456633,-8.376939,37.460018,-8.381011,37.463361,-8.386274,37.465715,-8.386334,37.465706,-8.37995,37.465758,-8.373981,37.466499,-8.367954,37.466104,-8.361575,37.470595,-8.360625,37.475236,-8.361252,37.479725,-8.361962,37.483909,-8.360845,37.484771,-8.354681,37.488434,-8.350574,37.486818,-8.346772,37.489562,-8.341675,37.494901,-8.341929,37.495555,-8.338603,37.495145,-8.332353,37.498235,-8.328822,37.498359,-8.322347,37.49964,-8.31579,37.503105,-8.310629,37.501201,-8.30543,37.497441,-8.308437,37.493229,-8.312452,37.490508,-8.318291,37.485718,-8.323031,37.483281,-8.325975,37.480969,-8.321812,37.477917,-8.317126&w=600&h=600&t=3&nord&m0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.477917,-8.317126&lc0=ff8dc72d&lw0=5
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The last bit defines a Width, height, Start and end markers, line colour and line width
[CODE] w=600&h=600&t=3&nord&m0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.477917,-8.317126&lc0=ff8dc72d&lw0=5[/CODE]
Then use this URL in an html [B]<IMG>[/B] to embed a map into your report.
[QUOTE=jasfox;903907]Assuming you can access the route's [B]geometry[/B] attribute, you are probably best off using the RESTful Maps API to embed a URL, just take every nth GeoCoordinate and append it after [B][url]http://m.nok.it/route?r0=[/url][/B]
[CODE]
http://m.nok.it/route?r0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.39834,-8.378095,37.405402,-8.377928,37.41029,-8.37408,37.416594,-8.371035,37.422696,-8.367634,37.428898,-8.367724,37.431318,-8.362196,37.43734,-8.360278,37.442454,-8.357572,37.445488,-8.358388,37.446134,-8.364259,37.448019,-8.36999,37.453324,-8.371828,37.456633,-8.376939,37.460018,-8.381011,37.463361,-8.386274,37.465715,-8.386334,37.465706,-8.37995,37.465758,-8.373981,37.466499,-8.367954,37.466104,-8.361575,37.470595,-8.360625,37.475236,-8.361252,37.479725,-8.361962,37.483909,-8.360845,37.484771,-8.354681,37.488434,-8.350574,37.486818,-8.346772,37.489562,-8.341675,37.494901,-8.341929,37.495555,-8.338603,37.495145,-8.332353,37.498235,-8.328822,37.498359,-8.322347,37.49964,-8.31579,37.503105,-8.310629,37.501201,-8.30543,37.497441,-8.308437,37.493229,-8.312452,37.490508,-8.318291,37.485718,-8.323031,37.483281,-8.325975,37.480969,-8.321812,37.477917,-8.317126&w=600&h=600&t=3&nord&m0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.477917,-8.317126&lc0=ff8dc72d&lw0=5
[/CODE]
The last bit defines a Width, height, Start and end markers, line colour and line width
[CODE] w=600&h=600&t=3&nord&m0=37.392353,-8.379645,37.477917,-8.317126&lc0=ff8dc72d&lw0=5[/CODE]
Then use this URL in an html [B]<IMG>[/B] to embed a map into your report.[/QUOTE]
I don't see why I can't, though the problem I'm having is how to utilize the geometry attribute. I'm assuming an array of some kind, but I am needing to pass in two searches to come up with the route between A and B, and then use geometry after the fact? Is it just a parameter?
Sorry to be that guy.
The problem is that there are usually a very large number of twists and turns in a [B]geometry[/B], and you only
want an overview for a static image.
Something like this will extract every nth Geocoordinate:
[CODE]var onRouteCalculated = function (observedRouter, key, value) {
if (value == "finished") {
var routes = observedRouter.getRoutes();
geometry= routes[0].geometry;
var geos = "http://m.nok.it/route?r0=";
var step = Math.round(geometry.length/50) * 2; // Must be an even number
var i = 0;
while ( i < geometry.length ){
geos = geos + geometry.slice(i, i+2) + ","
i = i + step;
}
console.log(geos);
} else if (value == "failed") {
// Something has gone horribly wrong e.g. route too long.
alert("The routing request failed.");
}
};[/CODE]
I guess you are making two requests to geocode the addresses and one to make the route request, a bit like this example: [url]http://www.developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/Nokia_Maps_API_-_Advanced_Routing[/url]