Add ability to upload locally saved Classic Google My Maps KML file?

[MartinPC]

I finally managed to save one of my "Google My Maps" in classic maps format before the 1 June 2015 cut-off date. (The "folder icon" Google's instructions say to click in order to do this turned out to actually be a column of three very small yellowish rectangles that, in retrospect, I guess are supposed to be recognized as folders.)

I tried "searching" for my saved file in ClassyGMap using a localhost URI but was unsuccessful, either because I did it wrong or because it isn't supported.

Is it feasible to add the ability to "upload" a locally hosted file to ClassyGMap? Undesirable because of bandwidth or temporary storage or security concerns? I have no idea what might be entailed; it's just a thought. It would be very nice to be able to revisit my waypoint marker entries with the original text and paragraph formatting intact.

[barryhunter]

Not really something I want to get involved in, as you say it requires server resources to host the KML file. (technically it might be possible to build a KML parser into the javascript, negating need for server, but that is a whole different kettle of fish!)

Can use Google drive (or other file hosting) - anywhere that gives you a public URL to your file.

Once uploaded to Google Drive, use the 'Share' dialog to set it to 'anyone with the link can view' (at least), and then copy the long id from the middle of the link (long gibberish between slashes) and paste into the search box on ClassyGMaps, then add

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=

before the id. Alas Google Drive, doesnt make it easy to get a direct url to the KML file.

(so the complete url would be something like https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0Bx1uJBkZsxp0NnAyRGxEVGhMQVE )

[MartinPC]

I completely understand. I uninstalled all of my "cloud" services a while back for various reasons but I might give Google Drive another go just to try this out. (Editing the Google Drive URL sounds almost as much fun as editing the Windows pathname into a URI was. I've since discovered that FileMenu Tools comes with a shell extension that copies the "Internet address" of locally hosted files, so I'll be able to save myself the work next time.) Thanks for such a prompt and helpful response!