How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

[eveningstar1]

I am designing a form that has a load of details about some properties (eg house), and one of the fields I would like on the form is an automatic link to a web site such as
http://www.streetmap.co.uk,

The idea is that this should always link automatically when the form is opened, to the postcode that has been put in the address for the house showing on the form. So when you view the form the house details and address should be viewable, togther with a location street map.

I have tried to use the Active X control on the side tab, and brought this into the form, but it doesnt seem to link to the internet. ( I am on 24/7 broadband). Also I have tried to use the Alpha 5 help but this appears to be different forms, and I cant find anything.

Can anyone help please? What should I do to embed the street map into the form so it works automatically?
Many thanks

Jonathan Dorey, Poole Dorset UK
[email protected]

[Marcel Kollenaar]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Hi Jonathan,

There is a thread here where John Kukuda does something the same as you want. He got access to it by the DOM of the web page in the webrowser activex. There is a demo of his hand.

I can't help you further than this because I have his example in study. Looks promising. Maybe if John listenes, he has a direct solution for you.

------------------ Added ----

Did you tried the http_post() function? See the help file for more info "Search Amazon.com for a book".

dim bookname as C
bookname = ui_get_text("book name", "What book are you looking for?")
dim req_body as C
req_body = "url=index%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=" + urlencode(bookname) + "&go.x=1&go.y=1&go=Go"
dim amazon_search as P
amazon_search =
http_post("http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/103-9603918-793183", req_body)

[jkukuda]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

sys_open("http://www.bonddetective.com/updates.html")

The address can be a variable that you fill elswhere

This is simple but I think will work for you

[G Gabriel]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

I am not really sure if I am quite clear on this question.

Is the question: how to put a link on a form? if that's what it is, then it's rather a very simple matter.

But, if the question:
1-How to put a link on the form
2-When the link is clicked (or when the form is opened), the web page is opened,
3-AND the fields in the web page are populated from those fields in the form. Now, that would be another story.

I read the other referenced thread with the nice work of John's. But this seems to me to be what John is doing, but rather in reverse.

John downloads pages from the web to alpha. In this instance, you want to upload values to the web page and execute the search command on the web page.

Maybe I am reading too much into this, or maybe even that was not the intended original question, it's not a bad complement to it.

Any ideas?

[jkukuda]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

this site http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
Using

document.forms.form1.address2 =address
document.forms.form1.address1=address1
document.forms.form1.city=city
document.forms.form1.state=state
.topparent:ACTIVEX1.activex.document.submit

should submit the form with some experimenting with my example

[jkukuda]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Sorry, after a second look

topparent:ACTIVEX1.activex.document.all.submit

[eveningstar1]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Thank you for all your help so far.

I will try these out in the next few days, and will come back as soon as I can.

I wont be able to reply for a few days however, but I appreciate the help that you are giving me.

Jonathan Dorey

[jkukuda]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

See the thread Programmable Web Crawler. It should contain all the info you need to do what you want.

[MikeC]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Jonathan,

These links may be of interest to you.


In Decembers Newsletter (1st Dec 2005) there was an article regarding route planning by H.P.B.

http://newsletter.alphasoftware.com/0051205.htm


Another approach by a fellow programmer:

http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...&highlight=map


messageboard problem resolved regarding H.P.B.'s method:

http://msgboard.alphasoftware.com/al...route+planning


Hope these are of some use.


Mike

[Marcel Kollenaar]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Mike,

Thanks for the links. I missed some of the news letters. This is a nice one.

[Mike Reed]

Re: How can I imbed a Web browser link to a street map site in A5v7?

Here is the code I use to get map directions for Map Quest. This is saved in a script and then called from a button on the form.

'Date Created: 19-Jun-2005 01:22:29 PM
'Last Updated: 01-Nov-2005 02:56:17 PM
'Created By : mike
'Updated By : mike
DIM SHARED vc_start_street1 as C
DIM SHARED vc_start_city as C
DIM SHARED vc_start_state as C
DIM SHARED varC_result as C

vc_start_street1 = vaddr1
vc_start_city = vcity
vc_start_state = vstate

ok_button_label = "&OK"
cancel_button_label = "&Cancel"
varC_result = ui_dlg_box("Get Map Directions",<<%dlg%
{region}
Enter Starting Street:| [.40vc_start_street1];
Enter Starting City:| [.40vc_start_city];
Enter Starting State:| [.3vc_start_state];
Enter Goto Street:| [.40vc_goto_street];
Enter Goto City:| [.40vc_goto_city];
Enter Goto State:| [.3vc_goto_state];
{endregion};
{line=1,0};
{region}
<*15=ok_button_label!OK> <15=cancel_button_label!CANCEL>
{endregion};
%dlg%)

if varC_result="OK" then

URL_var="http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&ct=NA&1y=US&1a="+Var->vc_start_street1+"&1p=&1c="+Var->vc_start_City+"&1s="+Var->vc_start_State+"&1z="+"&1ah=&2y=US&2a="+var->vc_goto_street+"=&2c="+var->vc_goto_city+"&2s="+var->vc_goto_state+"&2z="+"&2ah=&lr=2&x=61&y=14"
sys_open(Url_var)

end if