Steps used to show country name and flag on Google Map by using IP address

Explains steps used to show country name and flag by using IP address	RETURN

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'' There appears to be no provisions in google maps to get country location from an IP address.
'' For this purpose we can take the help of other sites that provide necessary information.
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'' There are many sites that assist to get country details from an IP address.
'' We are using services of http://ipinfodb.com/ to get the required details.

To test this page use http://www.replyat.com/gadgetGetCountryFlagFromIpDetails.asp?I=207.216.148.32 where

value of "I" can have any IP address

If you don't provide the IP address by not using "?I=207.216.148.32" , it will take IP address of the user.

Steps used to show country name and flag by using IP address

This page uses ASP script to show country name, flag and the location on google map. A study of this script will help programmers develop their own similar gadget

Main code is shown below.

A complete working script can also be copied from this txt file

You are required to use value of Keys for http://ipinfodb.com/ and Google Maps for your own site.

Dim objXML, I, objItemList, objItem, xmlfile, items(20), Location, IP, Dt,Vi,sDate,sTime, Flag Dim FlagSource, MapKey FlagSource = "http://wakeupindians.com/ImagesFlagBig/" MapKey = "ABQIAAAAP3QXCmX0kM8Jv0WAf5AowxTOBEvFMIFF8FmsZpT0IT7gin1A9RR7SXQn0Cz8bKmaiv6AuA51g8ucBA" Dt = Now() sDate = FormatDateTime(Dt,1) sTime = FormatDateTime(Dt,3) Vi = "Welcome Visitor from" If Trim( Request.QueryString( "I" )) = "" Then IP = request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR") Else IP = Request.QueryString("I") End if xmlfile = "http://api.ipinfodb.com/v2/ip_query.php?key=27002eb50ed72c7d940f4b93811b900b1f3039b2ab0ef562b47452f91ffc5903&ip="& IP & "&timezone=false" '' '' Get your own key for the above site. This site gives Lat Long for an IP address. These Lat and Long values will be used '' to locate country name and country code for google map. '' Set objXML = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument") objXML.async = False objXML.setProperty "ServerHTTPRequest", True objXML.Load(xmlfile) If objXML.parseError.errorCode = 0 Then '------------------------------------------------------- Set objItemList = objXML.getElementsByTagName("Response") For Each objItem In objItemList For I = 0 to objItem.childNodes.length - 1 items(I) = objItem.childNodes(I).text Next Next Set objItemList = Nothing '---------------------------------------------------- Else Response.Write " This XML file is giving error !" & "<BR>" & VbCrLf End If Set objXML = Nothing Flag = FlagSource & items(1) & ".png" Location = Vi & "<br />" & items(5)& ", " & items(4)& ", " & items(2)& ", <br />" & sDate& ", " & sTime & " (IST) " <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> @import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); a:link.h1 { COLOR: #B598C0; TEXT-DECORATION: none } </style> <title>Steps used to show country name and flag by using IP address </title>  <script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&oe=utf-8&key=ABQIAAAAP3QXCmX0kM8Jv0WAf5AowxTOBEvFMIFF8FmsZpT0IT7gin1A9RR7SXQn0Cz8bKmaiv6AuA51g8ucBA" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> // // Those who intend to use this script for their site are required to get the above map api code for their specific site. // Please don't forget to replace adsense publisher_id by your own code // var map = null; function load() { if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas")); map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl(true)); map.setCenter(new GLatLng("38.9144","-77.0763"), 2 ); map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP); var html="<img src='http://finddetail.com/ImagesFlagBig/US.png'/> <br /><strong>Welcome Visitor from<br />Washington, District of Columbia, United States, <br />Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8:20:41 AM (IST) </strong><br />IP: 38.107.179.206" map.openInfoWindow(map.getCenter(),html); } adsManager = new GAdsManager(map, publisher_id, adsManagerOptions); adsManager.enable(); } function showAddress(address,List) { var geocoder = null; geocoder = new GClientGeocoder(); // alert(address); // alert(List); if(address == "") { address = List ; } if (geocoder) { geocoder.getLatLng( address, function(point) { if (!point) { alert(address + " not found"); } else { map.setMapType(G_HYBRID_MAP); map.setCenter(point, 16); } } ); } } </script>  </head> <body onload="load()" onunload="GUnload()" > <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" width="750" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" HEIGHT="53"> <tbody> <tr align="center"> <td width="750" height="53" BACKGROUND="images/bbgtt2.jpg" VALIGN="top"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table5"> <tr> <td> <font color="#999999">Locate your city and enlarge map to view your residence</font><font color="#FFFFFF"> </font> <font color="#00FFFF"> </font><b><font color="#336699">:</font><font color="#808080">-</font><font color="#FF6600">)</font></b></td> <td width="164"> <p align="center"> <a href="GL_SimpleSteps.asp">RETURN</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td width="164"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   <div align="center"><center> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="750" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table6" background="images/bbgm.jpg"> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="0" width="745" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td width="745" height="330" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" valign="bottom" align="center"> <form action="#" onsubmit="showAddress(this.address.value,this.List.value); return false"> <div id="map"><div id="map_canvas" style="width:745px;height:330px;margin:0px "></div> <p align="center"> <font color="#006600">Locate your city and enlarge map to view your residence</font><font color="#0066FF"> </font> <font color="#00FFFF"> </font><b><font size="5" color="#0066FF">:</font><font size="5">-</font><font size="5" color="#FF6600">)</font><font size="5" color="#FFFF00"> </font></b>To move map, click and hold your finger and drag mouse </br> <font color="#993333">Locate:</font> <input type="text" size="27" name="address" value="" /> <font color="#993333">Or select form list:</font><font color="#FFFFFF"> <select size="1" name="List"> <option value="Giza Pyramid and the Great Sphinx">Giza Pyramid and the Great Sphinx</option> <option value="Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India">Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India </option> <option value="Stonehenge, Wiltshire county, UK">Stonehenge, Wiltshire county, UK</option> <option value="Great Wall of China, China">Great Wall of China, China</option> <option value="Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece">Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece</option> <option value="Colosseum, Rome, Italy">Colosseum, Rome, Italy</option> <option value="Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA">Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA </option> <option value="Basilica of Saint Peter">Basilica of Saint Peter</option> <option value="Moscow Kremlin">Moscow Kremlin</option> <option value="The White House">The White House</option> <option value="Versailles Palace">Versailles Palace</option> <option value="Eiffel Tower">Eiffel Tower</option> <option value="Lotus Temple, Delhi">Lotus Temple, Delhi</option> <option value="Akshardham, Delhi">Akshardham, Delhi</option> <option value="kaba - Saudi Arabia">kaba - Saudi Arabia</option> <option value="Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Pakistan">Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Pakistan</option> <option value="castel s angelo Rome - Italy">castel s angelo Rome - Italy</option> <option value="Forbidden City - China">Forbidden City - China</option> <option value="Gateway_of_India">Gateway_of_India</option> <option value="Kuwait Towers - Kuwait">Kuwait Towers - Kuwait</option> <option value="Lahore Fort in Pakistan">Lahore Fort in Pakistan</option> <option value="Opera_House_Sydney-Austrailia">Opera_House_Sydney-Austrailia</option> <option value="Pisa-tower-Italy">Pisa-tower-Italy</option> </select></font> <input type="submit" value="Locate" /></br> </form> </td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="750" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" BACKGROUND="images/bbgm.jpg"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="755" align="center" height="29" BACKGROUND="images/bbgbb.jpg" valign="top"><div align="center"> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  </center></div> </body> </html>

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