Thanks, removing that completely out of the code made the icons appear, right now only the shadow as thats the only thing that I knew would work, now I just need to figure out how to load the actual icon that I want for each marker onto it.
On 10 Jun, 18:00, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 10, 8:04 am, Tinman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it. > > > But even after adding this the markers still fail to show up on the > > map, I have looked over my code several times also now and I think > > everything is defined, and everything seems right, though I am not > > very good with the API and Java so its not that easy for me to spot if > > anything is actually wrong. (I am more of a php sql guy) > > > I hope we can figure this thing out, the people in the community I am > > in, and myself would love it ;) > > Thanks one more time for all the help I am getting! > > I get a straight javascript error: > Line: 48 > Error: 'description' is undefined > > Because "description" is undefined in this line: > var html = "<b>" + name + "</b> <br/>" + description; > > Then: > Line: 56 > Error: 'infoWindow' is undefined > > Because that isn't defined either. > > -- Larry > > > > > > > On 10 Jun, 16:43, Scorpius <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Seems you're still missing one more function. > > > > function parseXml( str ) > > > { > > > if (window.ActiveXObject) > > > { > > > var doc = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLDOM'); > > > doc.loadXML(str); > > > return doc; > > > } > > > else if (window.DOMParser) > > > { > > > return (new DOMParser).parseFromString(str, 'text/xml'); > > > } > > > > } > > > > On Jun 10, 10:20 am, Tinman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks, I got that added now, but still no markers are showing up on > > > > the map, I though they might have been invisible but they are not > > > > there at all. > > > > > On 10 Jun, 16:02, Scorpius <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Looks like you still haven't defined the function doNothing yet. > > > > > Just use: > > > > > function doNothing() {} > > > > > > On Jun 10, 9:06 am, Tinman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > > > I tried to define it with this code: > > > > > > > function downloadUrl(url,callback) { > > > > > > var request = window.ActiveXObject ? > > > > > > new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') : > > > > > > new XMLHttpRequest; > > > > > > > request.onreadystatechange = function() { > > > > > > if (request.readyState == 4) { > > > > > > request.onreadystatechange = doNothing; > > > > > > callback(request.responseText, request.status); > > > > > > } > > > > > > }; > > > > > > > request.open('GET', url, true); > > > > > > request.send(null); > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > And now the map loads again, but it does not load any markers. > > > > > > Is there something wrong in the first piece of code maybe? > > > > > > > Thanks again for your reply, getting the downloadUrl defined seems > > > > > > to > > > > > > have been part of the answer. > > > > > > > On 10 Jun, 10:15, Davide Cremonesi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > downloadUrl is not defined. > > > > > > > google.maps.DownloadUrl or GDownloadUrl are part of the v2 API. > > > > > > > Now v3 is loaded by default, so if you want to use v2 APIs you > > > > > > > have to > > > > > > > load it explicitly specifying the v=2 in the google maps api URL. > > > > > > > > Ciao, > > > > > > > Davide > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 8:53 am, Tinman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > I have been working on a dynamic map for a game lately and I am > > > > > > > > trying > > > > > > > > to add markers from database entries. > > > > > > > > I have mad the database and added a few entries into it, I have > > > > > > > > also > > > > > > > > made a .php file that creates a xml file that the Google Maps > > > > > > > > API > > > > > > > > should be able to collect information from that to add markers > > > > > > > > onto my > > > > > > > > map. > > > > > > > > > The map is located > > > > > > > > here:http://www.undergroundrp.com/dev3/map.html > > > > > > > > The .php file that creates the .xml file is > > > > > > > > here:http://www.undergroundrp.com/dev3/phpsqlajax_genxml.php > > > > > > > > > The code I am currently using to attempt to collect the xml > > > > > > > > information and put it onto the map: > > > > > > > > > <!--Add Markers From Database Start--> > > > > > > > > > downloadUrl("phpsqlajax_genxml.php", function(data) { > > > > > > > > var xml = parseXml(data); > > > > > > > > var markers = > > > > > > > > xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker"); > > > > > > > > for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) { > > > > > > > > var name = markers[i].getAttribute("name"); > > > > > > > > var description = markers[i].getAttribute("description"); > > > > > > > > var image = markers[i].getAttribute("icon"); > > > > > > > > var point = new google.maps.LatLng( > > > > > > > > parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat")), > > > > > > > > parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"))); > > > > > > > > var html = "<b>" + name + "</b> <br/>" + description; > > > > > > > > var image = > > > > > > > > 'http://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/'+icon; > > > > > > > > var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ > > > > > > > > map: map, > > > > > > > > position: point, > > > > > > > > icon: image, > > > > > > > > shadow: 'http://google-maps-icons.googlecode.com/files/ > > > > > > > > shadow.png' > > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > > bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html); > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > }); > > > > > > > > > <!--Add Markers From Database End--> > > > > > > > > > But this "destroys" my map, and I have no idea how to do this, > > > > > > > > I have > > > > > > > > no problem with php and sql but when it comes to this Java and > > > > > > > > Google > > > > > > > > Maps API I am really a noob ^^ > > > > > > > > > If anyone got any idea on how I would be able to load this I > > > > > > > > would be > > > > > > > > very greatfull.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. 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