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Here's a fun one (because it's Friday!):

Is there any way of using drupal views(2) to mark out all upcoming CiviEvents on a Gmap? I've tried adding a new view (base table: CiviEvents) but can't figure out the filters and arguments to use. Has anyone done this before?

Best,

RJB

OKay - so this is all possible - has probably been done via other routes but am doing this using OpenLayers - i might put a 'how to' in a blog - but is basically a case of read the instructions
- http://drupal.org/node/1184270
- http://drupal.org/node/627816

with the key step being
- create 'civievent' type view
- add a Display of type 'OpenLayers Data Overlay' (which is the layer showing your civicrm data)
- setting the Format to be OpenLayers Data Overlay
- then go to settings for Open Layers and enable the "OVERLAY LAYERS" - that you just 'creaated' above - in the 'layers and styles' options under Maps (having cloned the default so you have a Map you can edit)
- then going back in to the Views
- creating a Page-type display, with Format set to OpenLayer Map and setting the Map to be the Map you just created in Open Layers
(so yes this does involve doing a 'loop' ie making something in Views, then making something based on it in Open Layers, then making something else back in Views based on that!!)

Hmm - maybe that is most of the blog just with out the pictures ;-)

And am certain above can be done for Contacts too. Nice.