I've never worked with fusion tables and google maps before. What I'd like to do is put some points on a map and allow someone who clicks on the link to go directly to the website the point on the map is about.
Is that possible?
like so?
http://maps.google.com/?q=1200%20Pennsylvania%20Ave%20SE,%20Washington,%20District%20of%20Columbia,%2020003
No, I think I misread your question. FROM the map to the site:
http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_map6.htm
click the marker on the lower left .
Tutorial here:
http://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic6.htm
Those Mike Williams examples, great though they are, are from the deprecated v2 of GMaps, which is up to v3 now.
(I know only too well because I've just been tinkering with upgrading the code on a similar example to rcjordan's.)
Anyone that is interested in Google Maps should bookmark the following site:
www.geocodezip.com/
which has heaps of links to v3 examples and tutorials (and older ones if you feel confident in your js skills).
If the example shown was of interest that is using an xml file - I tend to use arrays, xml files or 'database -> xml -> js' using php/js. I don't know anything about fusion tables but there are some relevant links lower down the page on the site above.
If you are interested in the multi-markers plus clickable links (in the examples it is normally shown as a sidebar but it can with css be links above, below or in a select dropdown box) then I would recommend taking a hard look at the js in the various Mike Williams examples, plus the following articles on the Google Maps site:
code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlajax_v3.html
code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/phpsqlsearch_v3.html
I've got some bodged-together examples of most ways of doing it in v3, including with custom markers, if you want to give me a shout, Heather.
Sweet. That is very, very helpful. Thank you both.