Larry, I am actually pretty good at PowerBuilder. But this javascript stuff is not for me.
I don't suppose that you know someone that could help me get this done with PayPal, do you? Thanks!! Paul On Feb 17, 6:58 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 17, 3:12 pm, PEM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Right. Well, I have to admit that I am a bit lost here. > > > I am having trouble figuring out if createMarker is a built-in > > function for the api and that you can overload or just something that > > you make up from scratch. > > When in doubt, look at the documentation. It is not part of the API. > > > > > I am actually flailing around quite a bit. Trying this, trying that. I > > have looked at many examples and tried to digest the specifications. > > But the Google Maps JavaScript API V2 Reference doesn't have examples > > so it is slow going for me. > > See Mike Williams' v2 tutorial: > > http://econym.org.uk/gmap/ > > But note, v2 is deprecated, you really should be using v3 to develop a > new map. The v3 API is a little harder for a new user to understand, > but there are examples in the documentation. I have ported some of > Mike Williams' examples to v3. > > > > > I 'see' in the reference that there is a GMarker constructor but I > > have no idea as to how to invoke it. > > Your code was invoking it (albeit with the wrong arguments). > > Now I get this error on your page: > Error: CreateMarker is not defined > Source > File:http://65.213.119.67/GoogleMapsMarkerTest/defaultmapWithColoredMarker... > Line: 50 > > javascript is case sensitive, CreateMarker is not the same function as > createMarker. > > (I recommend almost any browser but IE for javascript debugging) > > -- Larry > > > > > > > > > > > What do you think, Larry, am I closing in on this or completely > > lost? :) > > > Thanks!! > > > Paul > > > On Feb 17, 4:09 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > On Feb 17, 12:49 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > On Feb 17, 12:40 pm, PEM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I know I posted this before but it never showed up. > > > > > > Here is the link with the javascript that is supposed to display > > > > > different color markers but I can't get it to work: > > > > > >http://65.213.119.67/GoogleMapsMarkerTest/defaultmapWithColoredMarker... > > > > > Do you know how to see your javascript errors? > > > > > This might explain why you aren't seeing markers: > > > > Error: markerOptionsPurple is not defined > > > > Source > > > > File:http://65.213.119.67/GoogleMapsMarkerTest/defaultmapWithColoredMarker... > > > > Line: 50 > > > > > You declare markerOptionsPurple local to your createMarker function, > > > > but use it outside of that function. It is bad practice to declare > > > > functions local to (inside) other functions (you declare createMarker > > > > inside load). > > > > Another issue you have is while you have defined a createMarker > > > function, you aren't using it; but you are passing arguments to the > > > GMarker constructor as if it was your createMarker function. You are > > > also missing the GMarker constructor from your createMarker function. > > > > -- Larry > > > > > > On Feb 17, 11:56 am, PEM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Actually, the link above is to a map that does work, but it only has > > > > > > red markers. > > > > > > > I seem to have just broken my PowerBuilder code that attempts to > > > > > > generate the different color markers. > > > > > > > Will post as soon as I can. > > > > > > > On Feb 17, 11:18 am, PEM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks, Larry. > > > > > > > > Yes, I think the second example is exactly what I would like to > > > > > > > achieve. > > > > > > > > I will take a look to see if this is something I can generate > > > > > > > with my > > > > > > > PowerBuilder code. > > > > > > > > Also,Sorry about the code dump. Here is a link to a map that > > > > > > > doesn't > > > > > > > render. > > > > > > > >http://65.213.119.67/GoogleMapsMarkerTest/defaultmap.htm > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > On Feb 16, 8:51 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Feb 16, 2:56 pm, PEM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Greetings All, > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to create javascript (programatically) to create > > > > > > > > > a google > > > > > > > > > map that has multiple different colored markers where each > > > > > > > > > marker has > > > > > > > > > its own info window. > > > > > > > > > You mean something like this? > > > > > > > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/v2_basic8h.asp?filename=example_icons.xml > > > > > > > > > or this v3 example? > > > > > > > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_markers_infowindows.html > > > > > > > > > > I think my code sample is V2. I am not sure if I can mix and > > > > > > > > > match V2 > > > > > > > > > and V3. > > > > > > > > > You can't unless you really know what you are doing, and even > > > > > > > > then it > > > > > > > > is not recommended. > > > > > > > > > > I am a bit confused as to how to achieve this. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > > > > > > > A sample map that does NOT render correctly is below. But > > > > > > > > > hopefully > > > > > > > > > you be able to tell what I am trying to accomplish from the > > > > > > > > > javascript. > > > > > > > > > > Currently, the map does not render at all. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks!!!! > > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > A link to a map that doesn't render is better than a code dump > > > > > > > > of a > > > > > > > > map that doesn't render. > > > > > > > > > -- Larry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" group. 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