api - google map static drawing "route" instead of straight line

Question

I succeeded in getting a google static map displaying a path between 2 coordinates.

The problem is that the drawn path is just a straight line between the 2 points.

I read that to be able to draw the "route" between 2 points on a static google map, as in, following the roads and city geography instead of the straight line, I need to add all the coordinates/crossroads for the path.

Does anyone knows an easy solution to solve this?

Answer 1

You can definitely do this with the Static Maps API:

get directions using DirectionsService:

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#DirectionsService

and convert the overview path to suit the requirements of the Static Maps API:

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/#Paths