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RyanParr
Qrew Assistant Captain
4 years ago

Hyperlink to Google Maps


Attempting to build a link that would navigate users to a google map page.  What am I doing wrong? Using the logic below results in an "http://<a href=" ahead of the url. i.e. http://<a href=http://:www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=> Street 1 City State Zip</a>

var text Words = ([Account - Venue Address: Street 1]&" "&[Account - Venue Address: City]&" "&[Account - Venue Address: State/Region]&" "&[Account - Venue Address: Postal Code]);
var text URL = ("http://:www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=");
"<a href=" & $URL & ">" & $Words & "</a>"




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  • MarkShnier__You's avatar
    MarkShnier__You
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    4 years ago
    not tested recently, but try this. Let me know if it works.


    var text URL = "http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q="
    &URLEncode([Account - Venue Address]);

    var text Words = ToText([Account - Venue Address]);
    "<a href=" & $URL & ">" & $Words & "</a>"


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    • RyanParr's avatar
      RyanParr
      Qrew Assistant Captain
      4 years ago
      Using that method still results with a "http://<a href=" prepended to the url.

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      • MarkShnier__You's avatar
        MarkShnier__You
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        4 years ago
        np,
        The field type should be set to Formula Rich text.  NOT Formula URL.

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    • RyanParr's avatar
      RyanParr
      Qrew Assistant Captain
      4 years ago
      That worked! But I was attempting to make it a button.

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        MichaelTamoush
        Qrew Captain
        4 years ago
        Here's what I use for a button. You can play around with every setting to change the look (more rounded, less rounded, different color background/font/border, etc). If I remember correctly I got this from Kirk Trachy's Magic Buttons.

        var text URL = "http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q="
        &URLEncode([Account - Venue Address]);

        var text Words = ToText([Account - Venue Address]);

        "<a style=\"text-decoration:none; background: #305988; border-radius: 5px; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; padding: 4px 0px 0px 0px; width:194px; height:22px; text-align: center; text-shadow: none; border: 1px solid #030404; font-size: 12px \"href='"
        & $URL
        & "'>" & $Words & "</a>"


        Notes:
        -The padding is top,right, bottom, left. Or you can remove two of them and it becomes top/bottom, right/left
        -If you remove the height or width it will auto determine it based on the font size etc.
        -Make border radious 1000px for a fully rounded button
        -I've never played with 'text-decoration' so I don't actually know what that is lol. But I suspect a quick google will solve that.
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