Best way to get free driving instructions

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Published on 2009-03-23T11:13:28Z Indexed on 2010/04/25 4:33 UTC
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Is there a simple way to get driving instructions?

Something like: I call "http://someservice/?start=NYC&target=Washington" and then the service returns a XML file containing routing information?

Has anybody ever tried to access such a web-based service from a standalone desktop application?

Any help would really be appreciated!

Update: Thanks for the hints, but unfortunately I can't run JavaScript. Is there still a possibility to receive driving instructions?

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