# Click the address to display google map

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 2, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513 "2010-06-02T05:52:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513/1 "2010-06-02T05:52:13Z")

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hi  
My app has location for every user,i want the location to display a  
little google map in a way like ajax when clicking the location? I am a  
javascript and google map api idiot,can you help me? is there any  
tutorial? I have looked over the goog map api,but can not find the  
answer.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513/2 "2010-06-03T15:15:41Z")

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Guo Y. wrote:

> hi  
> My app has location for every user,i want the location to display a  
> little google map in a way like ajax when clicking the location? I am a  
> javascript and google map api idiot,can you help me? is there any  
> tutorial? I have looked over the goog map api,but can not find the  
> answer.  
> Thanks!

Look into geokit, but i’m not sure it will display the map for you.

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513/3 "2010-06-04T16:33:54Z")

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Guo Y. wrote:

> hi  
> My app has location for every user,i want the location to display a  
> little google map in a way like ajax when clicking the location? I am a  
> javascript and google map api idiot,can you help me? is there any  
> tutorial? I have looked over the goog map api,but can not find the  
> answer.

Then ask in a Google Maps support forum, not here. This is not a Rails  
issue.

> Thanks!

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/click-the-address-to-display-google-map/189513/4 "2010-06-04T16:44:10Z")

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examples:

> **[Rails Google Maps Plugin](http://juixe.com/techknow/index.php/2007/02/07/rails-google-maps-plugin/)**
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> I still remember the awe that struck me when I first saw for the first time Google Maps in action. I was able zoom in and out, and even circumnavigate the globe by just clicking and moving the curs…

[http://earthcode.com/blog/2006/04/rails\_geocoding\_and\_google\_map.html](http://earthcode.com/blog/2006/04/rails_geocoding_and_google_map.html)