Instructions are provided on Mapquest's site for linking to their maps: http://atlas.mapquest.com/features/m...p?page=lf_maps

The instructions seem fairly convoluted. Is there some reason why you can't simply search for an address on Mapquest, and then just copy the resulting URL from the browser's address bar and paste it into your page? That's the way I've always done it in the past...

-Thanks

How difficult is that.. they even give you the COMPLETE HTML form code to copy. I use that all the time. They have info there that tells you how to link to a results page, it's not complicated.

Sorry, I guess my question wasn't stated clearly. I'm not talking about difficulty - more like code bloat.

I was asking why you wouldn't just copy the browser bar address right from an address search instead of going to Mapquest's link generator page. The address bar URL is faster & easier to grab, gets you to the same map, and is much shorter.

As an example, here's an address link copied from the browser address bar (href added, of course):

<a href="http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=US&popflag=0&lati tude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory= &cat=&address=1234+North+Main+St.&city=Orange&stat e=CA&zipcode=92867-3468">Map of 1234 N Main St Orange, CA 92867-3468, US</a>

Here's the same link copied from Mapquest's "Link to this map" (Link in a Web Page) copy and paste code:

<a href="http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=1234%20N%20Main%20St&city=Orange&s tate=CA&zipcode=92867%2d3468&country=US&title=%3cb %20class%3d%22fn%20org%22%3e1234%20N%20Main%20St%3 c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22disp lay%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class %3d%22locality%22%3eOrange%3c%2fspan%3e%2c%20%3csp an%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom %3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22region%22%3eCA%3c%2fspan %3e%20%3cspan%20style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmarg in%2dbottom%3a0px%3b%22%20class%3d%22postal%2dcode %22%3e92867%2d3468%3c%2fspan%3e%2c%20%20%3cspan%20 style%3d%22display%3ainline%3bmargin%2dbottom%3a0p x%3b%22%20class%3d%22country%2dname%22%3eUS%3c%2fs pan%3e%3c%2fspan%3e&cid=lfmaplink2&name=&dtype=s"> Map of 1234 N Main St Orange, CA 92867-3468, US</a>

I don't see the point in using the generated version (maybe it's provided as an alternative for people who don't know how to add the link html?)

I realize I can also build the same link using Mapquest's Variable Name/Value Pairs options, but other than the build string being slightly shorter than the address bar URL, is there any other advantage?

Not that I know of. I would take it one step further.. I'd use something like tinyURL to convert the URL from my browser and make it even shorter.