Greetings everyone!
 
I just want to restate a few things regarding the problem with the maps 
feature on my site.
 
There is nothing wrong with the php code which I wrote which finds the 
correct map script.  Nothing has changed on my end since the day I 
implemented the code.
 
http://www.elaanslist.com/display/search_results9-si.php?category=human-resorces&town=Dhoby-Ghaut
 
The url contains two variables: category and town. It is the town variable 
which is used to find the correct script. If the town value is Dhoby-Ghaut, 
then the php finds a file called Dhoby-Ghaut.dat and includes the contents 
of that file in the page. If the town value is Aljunied, then the php finds 
the file Aljunied.dat and includes the contents of that file in the page. 
It's quite easy to achieve this with php. The category variable is unrelated 
to the map-pull feature. The value of the category variable simply pulls the 
search terms (from another file) to use in the Google search box below the 
map to assist the user in finding  relevant info from the map.
 
Each .dat file contains one script, a script that was generated by Google as 
a 'code snippet' which pulls the correct map (area) that the users wants 
information from.
 
What HAS happened is that something has changed on the 'Google' end because 
the code snippet is now returning an error ('GIcon is undefined'). My first 
reaction was to regenerate the 'code snippet'. But now the version 
2 generator has been removed from the page that used to present it for use.
 
Granted, V2 is deprecated, but where is the 'snippet generator' for version 
3? I can't find it. I would happily change/update my php code to include a 
new code snippet which is compatible with the Google update, but again I 
cannot find the 'code snippet' generator for version 3 (if there is one).
 
I am not a developer, and I totally respect all you for your efforts and 
knowledge. I am a php programmer. I don't know javascript, but if you show 
me the javascript code I can certainly read it and make code changes to it 
since the structural similarities are evident as to how it is written. I 
feel very comfortable with page coding. My pages contain both php and 
javascript...and they all work (I wrote the code for the entire site from 
scratch, just as you guys do.).
 
I studied the *Maps Javascript API V3/Home* tutorial example and it makes 
sense to me. However, when I upload the sample files, I get a javascript 
error and no map displays. What's that about? If I could get that to work I 
could probably proceed with adjusting the code to create a tailored script 
for use on my site. I played with the code for 3+ hours this morning. Itt 
makes sense but even with the supplied code in the tutorial, I get errors. 
Has anyone else noticed this?
 
I would sincerely like to know what changes Google has made so I can align 
my program code to those changes. But right now I am dead-in-the-water with 
regards to the maps feature on the search page. The code snippet generator 
would be the most convenient route for me, but I am willing to apply some 
brain power to creating my own <script> like you guys do.
 
As I said before, please don't give up on this problem I have. I would like 
to include the maps feature on my search pages, but as it stands now, there 
are some 'unknowns' making this a difficult problem to solve.
 
Any questins, please ask.
 
Thanks, and have a great day!
 
Mike P
 

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