On Sep 1, 9:50 am, hassy33 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am having an issue with loading my markers from an XML file. > > I have a custommap which displays properly. It is the map of a > floorplan. > I want to now add people's offices on the map and I am loading their > coordinates from an XML file. > > I took the code from Mike William's tutorial code at the following > page:http://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic3.htm > > This is my XML reading function which adds marker links to the > sidebar: > GDownloadUrl("Tel.xml", function(doc) { > var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(doc); > var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName > ("item"); > > for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) { > // obtain the attribues of each marker > //var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat")); > var lat = parseFloat(GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName > ("lat")[0])); > //var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng")); > var lng = parseFloat(GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName > ("lng")[0])); > > var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng); > //var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html"); > var html = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("Nom")[0]); > //var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label"); > var label = GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("LoginName") > [0]); > // create the marker > var marker = createMarker(point,label,html,i); > map.addOverlay(marker); > } > // put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar > div > side_bar_html += '<\/td><\/tr><\/table>'; > document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html; > }); > > I keep getting a javascript error that says: > "Error: 'documentElement' is null or not an object" > > I tried so many different things and nothing worked. I have a doubt > that there is something wrong with my XML file because when the > documentElement object is null, it means that the javascript is not > parsing the XML file properly. > > My XML file can be found at the > following:http://www.linkkings.com/hkbica_test/Tel.xml > My map html page can be found:http://www.linkkings.com/hkbica_test/ > > I would really appreciate if someone can help me out with this.
Looks to me like you have a problem with the character encoding of your xml file. When I use GLog.write to look at the httpXml responseText I see things like: <Pr?m>Claudia</Pr?m> I would suggest not putting accented characters into the tagnames. -- Larry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
