I am happy to announce that cf_googleMap has been released into beta 2. The latest version can be downloaded here. There are still a few bugs left before I can call this one a full release candidate.

Overall this has been a huge release and there are so many new features that I have to test the heck out of it.

After a lot of work I think cf_googleMap 1.5 is finally in a good solid beta state. If you are interested in giving it a whirl you can download it here.

Well I have to say that I didn't get as much done in the 1.4 release that I would have liked to but I was able to make up enough progress yesterday that I wanted to go ahead and release it. Last minute yesterday I was asked to present the tag at the Denver ColdFusion users group and while I was waiting for my turn to present I was able to add in these features.

(1) Added the showTraffic attribute to the cf_googleMap tag.
(2) Added the showLocalSearch attribute to the cf_googleMap tag.
(3) Added a language attribute to the cf_googleMap tag.
(4) Added the enableZoomScroll to the cf_googleMap tag and defaulted it to true so a use can use their scroll wheel to zoom in and out
(5) Added the enableGE to the cf_googleMap tag and defaulted it to false to enable the Google Earth view of the map.

I also added some MSSQL User Defined Functions in the download as well that will help calculate distances in your data access layer.

The 1.5 version will be out shortly here. I figured out how I want to implement the point sets for various map levels and also figured out how to do the integrated driving directions without breaking the old way of doing driving directions.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been concentrating getting a software product out the door and changing jobs as well. It is about time to start on the 1.4 version of the tag. Now is the time to voice your opinion on what you would like to see in the next version of the tag.

There are only a couple of new features in the 1.3.1 release. I wanted to release this ASAP as the 1.3 tag had some bugs in it that threw JavaScript errors

1. Added the option to view a overview map.
2. Added logic to not add the point to the map if the latitude or longitude are not numeric.
3. Fixed zooming issue where controls are not active until the point is clicked or the map is dragged.

You can view the details of the changes on the project page or download it on RIA Forge

There are a lot of items that went into the 1.3 release. I have been slammed at work and some remodeling at home so it has been hard to find time to wrap up this release. Once again I must thank Jeff Gladnick for some invaluable feedback and most importantly a base code for a better geocoding engine.

1. Changed the logic for the mainpoint attribute so it can be overwritten when a false value is passed.
2. Added documentation for to the mainpoint and how it defaults to true when there is 1 point on a map
3. Removed the default 1px blue border around the DIV container for the map and replaced it with a style attribute for the googlemap tag.
4. Added the show attribute to the cf_googleMapPoint tag
5. Added the GM_clearMap() JavaScript function
6. Changed the max characters for the driving directions from 40 to 255
7. Added example for using the geo.cfc Geocode
8. Renamed the Geocode function to GeocodeUS
9. Added a new Geocode function based off of code provided by Jeff Gladnick. This should provide a much more accurate geocoding including international addresses.
10. Added callJavaScript attribute to the cf_googleMapPoing tag

You can view the details of the changes on the project page or download it on RIA Forge

I am working on wrapping up the 1.3 revision of cf_googleMap. There are a bunch of documentation changes and a few new features I have added. Some of the biggest changes for this project is releasing this on RIA Forge. As a sneak peak I have gone ahead and posted the pre-release 1.3 version on my site and RIA forge.

With a bit of collaboration with Jeff Gladnick I have added the functionality to fit all the points on a map on the initial load. You can download the update on the project page.

The latest version of the <cf_googleMap> tag has been released. In this version I have changed the API to use the V2 version of the Google Maps API, finished out the documentation and added the ability to drag points. You can download it here

I have spent the past couple of evenings updating the CF_GoogleMap tag to use the V2 API of the Google Map API. So far it is looking very good and there are a couple of new features that I will be adding to the tag to include things like draggable points and some detailed documentation and examples to boot.