bing-api

Does Bing 2.0 API support multiple queries in 1 request?

Can I send more than 1 search request via JSON SourceType in a Bing 2.0 api call? I'm creating a custom library against Bing because I'm not on .NET. ...

What is the best way to translate a big amount of text data?

I have a lot of text data and want to translate it to different languages. Possible ways I know: Google Translate API Bing Translate API The problem is that all these services have limitations on text length, number of calls etc. which makes them inconveniente in use. What services / ways you could advice to use in this case? ...

bing api 2.0 sdk json samples got syntax error in Firefox browser

I just downloaded the Bing API 2.0 SDK. There are several html files in Bing API 2.0 SDK\Samples\JSON directory. I replaced the AppId in the JavaScript with my new AppId. These pages run fine in IE but I got 'syntax error' in Firefox, Firebug console. Does anyone have similar issues? What is in the page that is causing the 'syntax e...

How do you remove the Bing Disambiguation Dialog via API call?

I am integrating bing maps into a web page. I am calling the GetDirections() method of my VEMap option. and setting the VERouteOptions.ShowDisambiguation property to true when I call VEMap.GetDirections(). So sometimes I get the following dialog: The problem is sometimes the user will enter a second set of directions into my form, and...

Bing Map ShowInfoBox() always shows up in the center of the map?

The javascript code is attached below. Two push pins are added to a Bing map. When they are hovered, the description is shown next to the pins. Two buttons are added and ShowInfoBox(shape) is called on the click event. When the buttons are clicked, for some reason, the Infobox always pops up from the center regardless where the pushp...

Bing xRank feed source

Is there any way I can get Bing xRank results ? Any RSS feeds, Bing API calls I can use? ...

Simple Bing News Search Api - Search for Phrase

I want to search for a phrase and not the collection of words How can I do this? For instance "&Query= Widget Foo" I only want to return results with the phrase 'Widget Foo' and not widget separate from foo. ...

How to avoid "505: HTTP Version not supported" error?

Hi all, I am trying to use the Bing SOAP API for a simple search request. But now that I finally figured out how to send the request using JAX-WS, I am stuck again. I get the reply com.sun.xml.internal.ws.client.ClientTransportException: The server sent HTTP status code 505: HTTP Version not supported when I send the request. Can anyon...

How do I get local business results using google maps API

Is there any google/Yahoo/Bing API which gives local business results based on a ZIP/GeoCode of a location? If yes, please let me know. If Google Maps has such service, please let me know what where do I get a reference regarding that? ...

Bing Maps Javascript SDK returns different values for state abbreviations

Using the latest version (6.3) of Bing Maps AJAX Control I'm having the following problem: I get different lat/lon results for the map center if I do a VEMap.Find() for a city/state using the state abbreviation vs the state's full name. Example: Lehi, UT: 40.38966, -111.847473 Lehi, Utah: 40.1952667, -111.795029 The difference is ...

Bing Maps Ajax API https url?

What's the https url for bing maps ajax api? I can't seem to find it anywhere, and am currently using http://ecn.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.3, which is super slow (takes 20-60 seconds to load on each page request!) ...

Display Bing map by specifying an address in an ASP.NET website

How to display Bing map dynamically in an ASP.NET website based on the address provided. I do not have latitude and longitude for the address so I have to pass address directly and display the map. ...

Build a search-based-app using an API from a major search engine: google, bing, yahoo - who offers search API?

Hello, Please bear with me while I explain the issue... I need to provide search functionality as the cornerstone of my app (basically I think I can make a better interface than whats is offered by Google, bing, yahoo - bold claim I know). Therefore I will not build an entire search engine from scratch, I will rather use an API provide...

Using Python to download a document that's not explicitly referenced in a URL

I wrote a web crawler in Python 2.6 using the Bing API that searches for certain documents and then downloads them for classification later. I've been using string methods and urllib.urlretrieve() to download results whose URL ends in .pdf, .ps etc., but I run into trouble when the document is 'hidden' behind a URL like: http://www.oecd...