How can I fetch Google static maps with TIdHTTP?
- by cloudstrif3
I'm trying to return content from maps.google.com from within Delphi 2006 using the TIdHTTP component.
My code is as follows
procedure TForm1.GetGoogleMap();
var
t_GetRequest: String;
t_Source: TStringList;
t_Stream: TMemoryStream;
begin
t_Source := TStringList.Create;
try
t_Stream := TMemoryStream.Create;
try
t_GetRequest :=
'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?' +
'center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+York,NY' +
'&zoom=14' +
'&size=512x512' +
'&maptype=roadmap' +
'&markers=color:blue|label:S|40.702147,-74.015794' +
'&markers=color:green|label:G|40.711614,-74.012318' +
'&markers=color:red|color:red|label:C|40.718217,-73.998284' +
'&sensor=false';
IdHTTP1.Post(t_GetRequest, t_Source, t_Stream);
t_Stream.SaveToFile('google.html');
finally
t_Stream.Free;
end;
finally
t_Source.Free;
end;
end;
However I keep getting the response HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden. I assume this means that I don't have permission to make this request but if I copy the url into my web browser IE 8, it works fine. Is there some header information that I need or something else?
