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Streetmap | How to Link To Us
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In order to link without adverts being displayed you must embed our
maps in your own site, details of which can be found here.
Please note that this service incurs a cost.
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The HREF
format of the URL used to link by post code is as follows :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?<postcode>&<title>&<back
title>&<back url>&<no local sites>&<body
flags>
Alternatively, parameters can be specified by name :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?code=<postcode>&title=<title>&back=<back
title>&url=<back url>&nolocal=<no local
sites>&bimage=<body flags>
Where <postcode> is replaced by the post code e.g. sw18+4ey
. Note the use of the + symbol to represent the space !
Optionally, <title> can be supplied, this sets the title displayed
at the top of the page. Note that any spaces in the title should be replaced by
the + symbol.
If <title> is supplied, optionally <back title> and <back
url> can be supplied. <back title> is a description of
a link back to the original page and <back url> is the URL of the
link. Again note that any spaces in the title should be replaced by the +
symbol.
If <back title> and <back url> are supplied,
optionally <no local sites> can be supplied. <no local sites>
is a yes/no flag, if blank or set to anything other than a Y, local
sites are displayed.
If <no local sites> is supplied, optionally <body flags>
can be supplied. <body flags> inserts the specified text in the
<body> tag at the top of the page (useful for specifying your own
background image). Note that any = sign in the body flags should be
replaced with %3d and that any spaces in the title should be replaced by
the + symbol.
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The following
URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?sw18+4ey
This URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY, with the page
title "We Are Here" :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?sw18+4ey&We+Are+Here
This URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY, with the page
title "We Are Here", and a link back to us :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?sw18+4ey&We+Are+
Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm
This URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY, with the page
title "We Are Here", and a link back to us, without showing the local
sites:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?sw18+4ey&
We+Are+Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm&y
This URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY, with the page
title "We Are Here", and a link back to us, without showing the local
sites, using the image image6.gif as the background:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?sw18+4ey&We+Are+
Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm&y&background%3dimage6.gif
This URL displays the street map for the post code SW18 4EY, with the page
title "We Are Here", without a link back to us, without showing the
local sites, using the image image6.gif as the background:
Note that by naming the parameters, we can place them in any order and omit
them where necessary.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?postcode2map?code=sw18+4ey&title
=We+Are+Here&nolocal=y&bimage=background%3dimage6.gif
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The HREF
format of the URL used to link by grid references as follows :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?<x>&<y>&<title>&<back
title>&<back url>&<arrow>&<no local
sites>&<body flags>
Alternatively, parameters can be specified, in any combination in any order, by
name :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?X=<x>&Y=<y>&title=<title>&back=<back
title>&url=<back url>&arrow=<arrow>&nolocal=<no
local sites>& bimage=<body flags>
Where <x> and <y> are replaced by the grid reference
of the location you want to show.
To work out a grid reference from one of our maps, select the street or post
code near the location. When the location is displayed the small text
underneath the large map should tell you the coordinates for the centre of the
map. Each square on the map is 500 units. Simply work out where you are, in
relation to the center of the map, in terms of map squares. Multiply this by
500 and add/subtract it from the centre coordinates. Alternatively, get an
adult to do this for you, or try trial and error, and remember, don't run with
scissors ! If we get enough demand, we may do an interactive coordinate
calculator.
Optionally, <title> can be supplied, this sets the title displayed
at the top of the page. Note that any spaces in the title should be replaced by
the + symbol.
If <title> is supplied, optionally <back title> and <back
url> can be supplied. <back title> is a description of
a link back to the original page and <back url> is the URL of the
link. Again note that any spaces in the title should be replaced by the +
symbol.
If <back title> and <back url> are supplied,
optionally <arrow> can be supplied. <arrow> is a
yes/no flag, if set to a Y, an arrow is displayed on the map to indicate the
location, very handy for pinpointing your exact location !
If <arrow> is supplied, optionally <no local sites> can
be supplied. <no local sites> is a yes/no flag, if blank or set to
anything other than a Y, local sites are displayed.
If <no local sites> is supplied, optionally <body flags>
can be supplied. <body flags> inserts the specified text in the
<body> tag at the top of the page (useful for specifying your own
background image !). Note that any = sign in the body flags
should be replaced with %3d and that any spaces in the title should be
replaced by the + symbol.
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The following
URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with the
page title "We Are Here" :grid2map?526000&172800
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800&We+Are+Here
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with the
page title "We Are Here", and a link back to us :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800&We+Are+
Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with the
page title "We Are Here", and a link back to us, showing the location
with an arrow:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800&We+
Are+Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm&y
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with the
page title "We Are Here", and a link back to us, showing the location
with an arrow, without showing the local sites:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800&We+
Are+Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm&y&y
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with the
page title "We Are Here", and a link back to us, showing the location
with an arrow, without showing the local sites, using the image image6.gif as
the background:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?526000&172800&We+
Are+Here&Back+To+Us&http://www.streetmap.co.uk/howto.htm&y&y&background%3dimage6.gif
This URL displays the street map for the Grid Reference 526000 172800, with
the page title "We Are Here", without a link back to us, showing the
location with an arrow, without showing the local sites, using the image
image6.gif as the background:
Note that by naming the parameters, we can place them in any order and omit
them where necessary.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?grid2map?X=526000&Y=172800&bimage=
background%3dimage6.gif&arrow=Y&title=We+Are+Here&nolocal=Y
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This helpful
tip was supplied by Malcolm Wotton
Guys,
I had an idea recently that it would be cool if Outlook and Streetmap
integrated properly so I could go straight from a contact to a map of where
they lived. I came up with the following script.
Basically if there is a postcode in your contact then it creates a streetmap
reference to a map page, otherwise it calls up the royal mail site to help
you track down the mail address. If there is another web page in place it
leaves it alone.
You may like to consider developing it further or simply publicising it on
your site (if you I'd want you to put my name against it).
Anyway, here's the code, have fun
Sub Main()
'Access the Outlook object model
''and create an AppointmentItem object.
Set myOlApp = New Outlook.Application
Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myfolder = myNameSpace.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderContacts)
Dim WebRef As String
Dim startRef As String
Dim u4string As String
Dim webstring As String
Dim defaultref As String
startRef = "http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?Postcode2Map?"
defaultref = "http://www.royalmail.co.uk/paf/pcodefin.htm"
For i = 1 To myfolder.Items.Count
postcode = myfolder.Items(i).BusinessAddressPostalCode
WebRef = defaultref
If postcode < > "" Then
WebRef = startRef
For j = 1 To Len(postcode)
If Mid(postcode, j, 1) = " " Then
WebRef = WebRef + "+"
Else
WebRef = WebRef + UCase(Mid(postcode, j, 1))
End If
Next j
WebRef = WebRef & "&nolocal=Y"
End If
If myfolder.Items(i).BusinessAddress = "" Then
u4string = ""
WebRef = ""
Else
u4string = WebRef
webstring = myfolder.Items(i).WebPage
End If
If Left(webstring, Len(startRef)) = startRef Or webstring = "" Or
webstring = defaultref Then
webstring = WebRef
End If
If myfolder.Items(i).User4 < > u4string Or myfolder.Items(i).WebPage <
> webstring Then
myfolder.Items(i).Display
myfolder.Items(i).User4 = WebRef
myfolder.Items(i).WebPage = webstring
myfolder.Items(i).Close (olSave)
End If
Next i
MsgBox ("Finished updating all web references")
End Sub
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