Always validate Validated files File name Charsets Source 1 http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/mapdata.xml UTF-8 Fallback
Error (2) Line File name: http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/mapdata.xml 1 Column: 11 Error: Can not find declaration of element 'markers'. Error Position: <markers> Line File name: http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/mapdata.xml 5 Column: 34 Error: Entity name must immediately follow the '&' within entity reference. Error Position: <marker name="PERTH LOCKSMITHS & SECURITY" address="Perth" lat="56.421" lng= On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, daybase <[email protected]> wrote: > I am very new (less than 2 days) to google maps. In the first two > hours with the help of the examples etc I learned to open a selected > map centred where I wanted and to place markers for coordinates > specified in an xml file. I am now looking to attach information to > those markers and so I have once again used examples to prepare a > page > > http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/trymap2.htm > > I have also created an XML file as suggested > http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/mapdata.xml > > <markers> > <marker name="LUMSDEN SECURITY" address="Aberdeen" lat="57.153" > lng="-2.112" type="Bar" /> > <marker name="LOCKFAST SECURITY" address="Aberdeen" lat="57.153" > lng="-2.112" type="Bar" /> > <marker name="BROUGHTY FERRY LOCKSERVICE" address="Carnoustie" > lat="56.503" lng="-2.718" type="Bar" /> > </markers> > > The map displays correctly, centred as it should be but no markers and > reports an error on the page. > > Using exactly the same code > > http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/trymap.htm > > but using a simpler xml file http://www.daybaseweb.co.uk/maps/mdata.xml > > <markers> > <marker lat="57.153" lng="-2.112"/> > <marker lat="52.479" lng="-1.897"/> > > the map displays as so the markers but obviously the information is > null. > > Any suggestions as to where I am going wrong would be greatly > appreciated but please keep it simple. So far I had a map up up and > running in two hours but this problem has, so far, occupied me for > nearly two days! > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- 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.
