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Jump to first unread post. Pages: 1 cad600 Tourist Reged: 05/27/08 Posts: 2 Network link & KML file.       #1177775 - 05/27/08 10:21 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I'm having a hard time finding this. I've searched everywhere I can think of in the GE Community, but still ahve not come up with the answer I'm looking for. A forum that I belong to had a great idea of creating a members map. I thought that GE could be fun to use with this since we have members all across the globe, so I started digging around to see if it could be capable of it. I ran accross information about the KML fils a read something about network links being URL hosted. So I started creating a simple placemark KML file and saved it out. Uploaded the file onto a FTP site and told GE where to go get the file. Now I'm using the simple GE interface since I have zero knowledge of coding. The KML file does have the web address where the file located as the listed network link, but if I make a change to the file the GE does not look for the update. Either after the 5 minute refresh exiting and restarting the program. My basic thought was that I could load placemarks for people, place the file on a FTP site, and then when people would go into GE the file would update and everyone could see our user locations. So my questons are: 1) Can GE even do this? 2) Am I missing a simple command that will solve everything? 3) Should I go find someone who can code it to add the hyperlink to make it work? 4) How do I fix it? 5) Am I in over my head with this? Thanks for any help everyone can offer. cad600 Post Extras:       Forkboy2 Cartographer Reged: 07/16/05 Posts: 437 Re: Network link & KML file. [Re: cad600]       #1177867 - 05/27/08 01:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   It should work. Here is example of simple network link that does nothing but load file called dummy.kml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2"> <NetworkLink> <name>Dummy</name> <visibility>0</visibility> <open>1</open> <Url> <href>http://www.gelib.com/dummy/dummy.kml</href> </Url> </NetworkLink> </kml> WHenever GE refreshes, it will reload dummy.kml. One thing though, I'm pretty sure it won't work on FTP. Must by http. Matt -------------------- Matt Google Earth Library Post Extras:       cad600 Tourist Reged: 05/27/08 Posts: 2 Re: Network link & KML file. [Re: Forkboy2]       #1178521 - 05/28/08 02:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Thanks Matt, I was able to use that script and get it to work. I'm only using the FTP site to transfer files to their end location. So it works out great. Now I just need to figure out why the person helping me with testing it is getting a syntex error in the network link. Could using an older version of GE cause this? Thanks again, cad600 Post Extras:       jpwade Builder Reged: 03/12/06 Posts: 585 Re: Network link & KML file. [Re: cad600]       #1178654 - 05/28/08 10:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   cad600, check this post for url to tips page -------------------- JP Wade - Click for Permissions www.czmartin.com/jpw - Contact & list of models submitted to GE Forum Download Latest Version of Google Earth Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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