Unable to decode geo tag in vCard

[HussainAkbar]

I am embedding the GEO tag in vCard but the Android ZXing scanner app doesn't seem to recognize it. No 'Show on Map' is shown.

I am using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android

The vCard is as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard.

[srowen]

Please provide an example

[HussainAkbar]

       sbContact = New StringBuilder
        Dim aEmpName() As String = dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcFullName").Value.split()
        With sbContact
            .AppendLine("BEGIN:VCARD")
            .AppendLine("VERSION:4.0")
            .Append("FN:")
            .AppendLine(dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcFullName").Value)
            .AppendLine("ORG:Acme (Pvt) Ltd")
            .Append("TITLE:")
            .AppendLine(dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcDesignation").Value)
            If dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcEmail").Value.length > 0 Then
                .Append("EMAIL:")
                .AppendLine(dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcEmail").Value)
            End If
            .Append("TEL;TYPE=cell:")
            .AppendLine(dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcPhoneNumber").Value)
            .Append("ADR;TYPE=WORK:")
            .Append(dgvEmployees.SelectedRows(i).Cells("dgvcAddress").Value)
            .AppendLine("; Pakistan")
            '.AppendLine("item1.URL:https://google.com/maps/@24.878660,67.092497")
            '.AppendLine("item1.URL:V3HV+F2 KDA Scheme 1, Karachi, Pakistan")
            '.AppendLine("item1.X-ABLabel:map url")
            .AppendLine("GEO;TYPE=work:geo:24.878660,67.092497")
            .AppendLine("END:VCARD")
        End With

[srowen]

No, an example of the QR code or its contents

[HussainAkbar]

A picture?

[srowen]

The information decodes fine. This is not a 'geo:' URI result; it's an address book entry. It is not expected that it would offer to show a map.

[HussainAkbar]

Kindly explain the difference. I get a button with "Show Map" if I add the ADR: attribute, but that points to the wrong location when the map is opened. How can I open the map at the GEO: location?

[srowen]

Address is not the same as geo. Presumably they point the same place no?

[HussainAkbar]

No, they don't. The street addresses here aren't shown correctly in maps. The actual address is House #C-4 but Google Maps opens to House #C which happens to be half a mile away, which is why I was trying to add the GEO tag. These are employee cards. I generate the name and picture image for the front and the vCard QR code for the back.

[srowen]

OK, not sure, but I don't do any work on this project any more except to review changes. I won't work anything here, but if you have a clean change that improves functionality, go ahead