Error opening google maps url (static api)

[puller86]

Hi everybody.
In my application I need to download a map using google maps static apis.
I build the url using coordinates acquired from GPS.

The problem is that if I try to open this url, an exception is thrown and I cannot download the map.
I tried with a simpler url ( http://imgtops.sourceforge.net/bakeoff/o-png24.png ) and it worked properly: a popup asking to establish a connection appeared and everything was fine.
When using google maps url instead, I don't even get the popup message asking for a connection.

The url I'm trying to open is something similar to: http://maps.google.com/maps/api/stat...8749,10.418579

I'm using a Nokia E51.
Everything works fine on WTK 2.5.2 emulator.

Here's the code:

public byte[] getPic() throws IOException {
		HttpConnection cc = null;
		DataInputStream dis = null;
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = null;
		byte pic[] = null;
		
		try {
			cc = (HttpConnection) Connector.open(jj.getUrl());
			cc.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.GET);
			dis = cc.openDataInputStream();
			int ll = (int) cc.getLength();
			
			if (ll != -1) {
				pic = new byte[ll];
				dis.readFully(pic);
			}
			else {
				baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
				int ch;
				while ((ch = dis.read()) != -1) {
					baos.write(ch);
				}
				pic = baos.toByteArray();
				baos.close();
			}
		}
		finally {
			if (cc != null)
				cc.close();
			if (dis != null)
				dis.close();
			if (baos != null)
				baos.close();
		}
		return pic;
	}

jj.getUrl() provides an url string similar to the one above.

many Thanks.

[ektasrv]

Hi everybody.
In my application I need to download a map using google maps static apis.
I build the url using coordinates acquired from GPS.

The problem is that if I try to open this url, an exception is thrown and I cannot download the map.
I tried with a simpler url ( http://imgtops.sourceforge.net/bakeoff/o-png24.png ) and it worked properly: a popup asking to establish a connection appeared and everything was fine.
When using google maps url instead, I don't even get the popup message asking for a connection.

The url I'm trying to open is something similar to: http://maps.google.com/maps/api/stat...8749,10.418579

I'm using a Nokia E51.
Everything works fine on WTK 2.5.2 emulator.

jj.getUrl() provides an url string similar to the one above.

many Thanks.

Check the URL encoding of your URL its should properly escaped , you must be getting URL encoding exception.

See the FN Wiki code example on google map - http://wiki.forum.nokia.com/index.ph...API_in_Java_ME
see - private static String urlEncode(String str) method.

[puller86]

Thank you very much!
It was only necessary to encode "|" and "," characters with %7C and %2C respectively, no other illegal chars were present in my url.
I encoded while building the url in a previous step.

[ektasrv]

Thank you very much!
It was only necessary to encode "|" and "," characters with %7C and %2C respectively, no other illegal chars were present in my url.
I encoded while building the url in a previous step.

I can even see some : characters in your URL which also need encoding.

//Only these are the only un reserved vhar's for URL all others need encoding ...
private static final String URL_UNRESERVED =  
        "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" +  
        "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" + 
        "0123456789-_.~"; 


 private static String urlEncode(String str) { 
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(); 
        byte[] bytes = null; 
        try { 
            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); 
            DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos); 
            dos.writeUTF(str); 
            bytes = bos.toByteArray(); 
        } catch (IOException e) { 
            // ignore 
        } 
        for (int i = 2; i < bytes.length; i++) { 
            byte b = bytes[i]; 
            if (URL_UNRESERVED.indexOf(b) >= 0) { 
                buf.append((char) b); 
            } else { 
                buf.append('%').append(HEX[(b >> 4) & 0x0f]).append(HEX[b & 0x0f]); 
            } 
        } 
        return buf.toString(); 
    }

[puller86]

I can even see some : characters in your URL which also need encoding.

//Only these are the only un reserved vhar's for URL all others need encoding ...
private static final String URL_UNRESERVED =  
        "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" +  
        "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" + 
        "0123456789-_.~"; 


 private static String urlEncode(String str) { 
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(); 
        byte[] bytes = null; 
        try { 
            ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); 
            DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos); 
            dos.writeUTF(str); 
            bytes = bos.toByteArray(); 
        } catch (IOException e) { 
            // ignore 
        } 
        for (int i = 2; i < bytes.length; i++) { 
            byte b = bytes[i]; 
            if (URL_UNRESERVED.indexOf(b) >= 0) { 
                buf.append((char) b); 
            } else { 
                buf.append('%').append(HEX[(b >> 4) & 0x0f]).append(HEX[b & 0x0f]); 
            } 
        } 
        return buf.toString(); 
    }

Yes, you're right, ':' must be encoded when not used in protocol portion of the url .
Many thanks again.