Creates a directions helper to plan routes between places.
class Maps method .newDirectionFinder()
Maps is the Apps Script service.
.newDirectionFinder() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.
What it does
Why it's used
- Estimate drive time between job sites or stores.
- Build simple route summaries for a daily dispatch sheet.
Common errors
- Forgetting parentheses on newDirectionFinder. Write Maps.newDirectionFinder(), not Maps.newDirectionFinder or newDirectionFinder by itself.
- Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like Maps.newDirectionFinder().
- Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write Maps.newDirectionFinder(), not Maps .newDirectionFinder(), Maps.newDirectionFinder (), or Maps . newDirectionFinder().
- Wrong capitalization. Use Maps and newDirectionFinder, not maps or newdirectionfinder.
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.newGeocoder()
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