Hi again, I have found this

benjy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:40:49 +0000

Hi again,
I have found this method:

http://maps.google.com/?daddr=town england

Thankyou again for your help.

Perhaps you did not include

webwiz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:59:17 +0000

Perhaps you did not include the entire URL? It is quite long.

The method I described certainly brings up the exact location when I do this-- not the home page.

Thankyou both for your

benjy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:17:21 +0000

Thankyou both for your help.
The above method still brings up the home page of Google Maps..
I have since discovered a forum about Google maps, so will hopefully get some further help there.

1. Visit Google maps 2. Zoom

webwiz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:35:21 +0000

1. Visit Google maps
2. Zoom to your preferred size
3. Right-click the "link" at the top right of the map
4. Copy the link location to the clipboard
5. Paste as a link on your web page

So you want to automatically

Megan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:00:07 +0000

So you want to automatically get a link for a certain address, is that right? Check the google maps API docs. There must be a way to do that.

Hi - Thanks for the reply. I

benjy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:52:55 +0000

Hi - Thanks for the reply.
I had considered embedding the map within the page(s), but the site in question is a directory of local businesses, so if I were to to it that way, I think the map would need to locate each business by postcode.
I maintain the site for free, so the amount of work involved puts me off!

The URL I use is simply:
http://maps.google.co.uk/

What I would like to happen is when the user gets to this map, the destination is already set to a default location (the link to the map is to get directions).

I'm thinkining this will just be some JavaScript. Am I correct?
Thanks

Why don't you embed the

Megan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:40:00 +0000

Why don't you embed the google map in your page rather than sending them to the google maps site?

Which url did you use to link to the map? When you search for an address there should be a button on the left side to get a link to that particular map.