Specifies you Google Maps API Key. You need to go to the Google Maps site to request you API key. The key you define here will override the project global API key that you can define in the Web Project Properties dialog.

Features such as maps and geocoding are built on services provided by Google. A Google API key is required to use these features in your Alpha Anywhere applications.

Adding address autocomplete to a textbox control can make it easier to lookup and enter addresses in applications.

Videos relating to Google Maps and how to incorporate them into Grid Components.

An overview of the Google Map Component and its properties. Includes a number of examples and guides.

You can add a static google map to each row in a list that is generated from geographic information in a database.

Geocode an address. Returns .lat and .lon. Also returns .error_code and .error_text. Address must be entered with commas between each part. e.g. 123 Main St., Boston, MA, 02116, USA. Method can be 'Nominatim' or 'Google'. Default is 'Google'

Create a dropdown window container with a map. This requires acquiring a Google Map API key from Google.

The Google Charts api is documented at: http://code.google.com(external link). Google Charts is a free Google service that allows you to generate graphs as images by calling a web service. The example below shows how a call is made to the Google Charts service. The service returns binary data in the form of a PNG image. We then load the PNG data into an Alpha Anywhere internal image with the ui_bitmap_png_load() function and finally display the image on an Xdialog.

You can use the OnKey event to trap any keystroke and run a script. For example, the following code on the OnKey event will trap the F2 key and run a user defined function.