Using locally stored KML file with Google Maps API.

[Shreyas Shinde]

Hi, I am using a locally stored KML file. I have created this using Google Maps' Create Map finctionality. I just wanted to load this file using 'google.maps.KmlLayer' in Google Maps API V3, like, 

var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), mapOptions);

        var ctaLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('C:/Documents and Settings/shrshi1/Desktop/GoogleMaps/KMLs/Chicago1.kml', {preserveViewport : true});

ctaLayer.setMap(map);

This loads the map, but does not show any of the placemarks/markes in the related KML file. Any help regarding this? Following is my KML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"

 xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2">

<Document>

  <name>Chicago</name>

  <description><![CDATA[Chicago Sample Map]]</description>

  <Style id="style2">

    <IconStyle>

      <Icon>

        <href>http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/ms2/micons/blue-dot.png</href>

      </Icon>

    </IconStyle>

  </Style>

  <Style id="style1">

    <IconStyle>

      <Icon>

        <href>http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/ms2/micons/blue-dot.png</href>

      </Icon>

    </IconStyle>

  </Style>

  <Placemark id="ID1">

    <name>Chicago Placemark</name>

    <description><![CDATA[Chicago1]]</description>

    <styleUrl>#style2</styleUrl>

    <Point>

      <coordinates>-87.626953,41.883877,0.000000</coordinates>

    </Point>

  </Placemark>

  <Placemark id="ID2">

    <name>West Chicago</name>

    <description><![CDATA[West Chicago1]]</description>

    <styleUrl>#style1</styleUrl>

    <Point>

      <coordinates>-88.218842,41.910454,0.000000</coordinates>

    </Point>

  </Placemark>

</Document>

</kml>

[barryhunter (KML Guru)]

        var ctaLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('C:/Document

That can't work. 

It will only work with public urls. Must begin with http:// or https:// and be accessible publically.

The KML is actully fetched by a Google server, do it needs to be able to fetch teh KML from a public server.  

[Rossko]

> I just wanted to load this file using
> 'google.maps.KmlLayer' in Google Maps API V3

As Barry says, you can't.

You can load local KML by using instead an add-on script like GeoXML3,
but performance may suffer for complex KML.