Waze integration

This is a sample KB to integrate Waze in a GeneXus Application using routing via URL scheme.

The application shows a list of places and tapping one of them the route from your position to the tapped place is shown:

 

Download the apk to your Android device to see it running.

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Technical info

DriveTo panel includes this piece of code to connect to waze:

Event 'Directions'
  composite
    &WazeUrl = Format(!"waze://?ll=%1&navigate=yes", PlaceLocation.Trim())
    if (not &WazeUrl.IsEmpty())
      &CanOpenWaze = GeneXus.SD.Interop.CanOpen(&WazeUrl)
    else
      msg("No location defined",nowait)
    endif  
    if (&CanOpenWaze)
      GeneXus.SD.Interop.Open(&WazeUrl)
    else
      msg("Waze not installed", nowait)      
    endif    
  endcomposite
Endevent

If you are working with IOS, you must consider: https://wiki.genexus.com/commwiki/servlet/wiki?29371,Application+Queries+Schemes+Property,

Check How to open the native map app requesting directions between two locations ? for routing using Google Maps or Apple Map