Hi,

I'm trying to get a Google Map into a format that can be printed. Here is what I have done...
1) Created an HTML page with the Google Map in it (LgMap.html).
2) Created a procedure that calls the HTML page by using -HTMLFORM (CallLgMap.fex).
3) Created another procedure using the Layout tool (formerly PDF Layout) that references CallLgMap.fex and is set to output as a PDF document (LgMapPDF.fex).

When I run LgMapPDF.fex instead of getting a PDF document I just get a web browser with the Google Map in it as though I ran LgMap.html directly.

Anybody have any ideas on how to get a Google Map into a printable format? Ideally I'd like to save it directly as an image format rather than a PDF.

Thanks,

Dan

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dan Pinault,

Hi Dan,

I passed this one to our people and here is the suggestion:

It is against Google’s Terms of Service to integrate HTML maps in PDF; so the simple answer is it’s not possible. You may be able to do this with a third party tool, e.g.

http://groups.google.com/group...9d76ec85dcf?lnk=raot

Cheers,

Kerry

Thanks for checking on this Kerry. I did check out the possibility of using something like PrimoPDF or PDFCreator and they are OK for normal letter or A4 sized documents. To get a large, poster-sized image file I had to use SnagIT by TechSmith.

I would also remind our developers to check the Google Maps Terms of Service before doing something like this.

Regards,

Dan