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Friday, August 6, 2010

Create links to Yahoo Maps for website

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Creating Links to Maps
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* Map URL Example:
Map 2030 Main St. Glastonbury, CT 06033 (English U.S. site):
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=2030+main+st&csz=glastonbury+ct+06033&country=us

* URL Construction
Base URL: English U.S. – http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?
Spanish U.S. – http://espanol.maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?
English Canada – http://ca.maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?
French Canada – http://cf.maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?

* Input Parameters:
Check addresses before creating links
addr= street address and number
csz= city, state and/or ZIP
country= country (valid entries are US or CA only)

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Creating Links to Driving Directions
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* Directions Example
Directions To: 2030 Main St. Glastonbury, CT 06033 (English U.S. site)
http://maps.yahoo.com/dd?taddr=2030+Main+St&tcsz=Glastonbury%2C+CT+06033&tcountry=us

* URL Construction
Base URL: English U.S. - http://maps.yahoo.com/dd?
Spanish U.S. - http://espanol.maps.yahoo.com/dd?
English Canada - http://ca.maps.yahoo.com/dd?
French Canada - http://cf.maps.yahoo.com/dd?

* Input Parameters:
Check addresses before creating links
taddr=[destination street address number]+[destination street name]+[destination street type].

tcsz=[destination city name]+[destination state/province]+[optional destination zip or zip+4]

tcountry=[origin US or CA]

Reference: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/maps/links/maps-26.html