";
if(mapType=="Banks"){
sideBarHtml=sideBarHtml+"
WARNING!
There are NO foreign currency
exchange facilities available
in San Blas!
The banks will not buy foreign
currency or travelers checks.
Automated Teller Machines
(ATM's) are the only source
of Pesos.
";
}
//empty gMarkers array
while(gMarkers.length>0){
gMarkers.pop();
}
//empty gPoints array
while(gPoints.length>0){
gPoints.pop();
}
//empty gLabels array
while(gLabels.length>0){
gLabels.pop();
}
//reset the zoom level
resetZoom();
//displays the new data
getData();
}//end of getMapType() function
//used twice in the function getData()
function composeMarkerData(marker,counter){
// obtain the attribues of each marker
var lat = parseFloat(marker.getAttribute("lat"));
var lng = parseFloat(marker.getAttribute("lng"));
var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
var html = marker.getAttribute("html");
var label = marker.getAttribute("label");
var link = marker.getAttribute("link");
var photo = marker.getAttribute("photo");
var video = marker.getAttribute("video");
// create the marker
var mapMarker = createMarker(point,label,html,counter,link,photo,video);
map.addOverlay(mapMarker);
}//end of composeMarkerData()
//reads the map marker xml file, creates and loads the markers, composes the side bar html
function getData(){
// Read the data from xml file
GDownloadUrl("http://dcbrown.org/sbMapTest.xml", function(doc) {
//parse the xml document
var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(doc);
//get the requested layer, layer will be a collection of type marker
var layer = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName(mapType);
//get the first marker in the layer
var marker=layer[0].firstChild;
//variable to number markers
var counter=0;
do{
//for each element node
if(marker.nodeType==1){
counter++;
composeMarkerData(marker,counter);
}//end if
marker=marker.nextSibling;
} while(marker!=layer[0].lastChild); //end do..while
//Special case for Internet Explorer, which doesn't identify white space as a text node
//and, therefore, doesn't pick up the last child in the loop above
if((marker.nodeType==1) && (marker==layer[0].lastChild)){
counter++;
composeMarkerData(marker,counter);
}
// put the assembled sideBarHtml contents into the side_bar div
document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = sideBarHtml+'
';
}); //end of GDownloadUrl arguements
}//end getData() function
//inserts log data into the log database
function insertInDB (location){
//Browser Support Code
try{
// Opera 8.0+, Firefox, Safari
insertRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
} catch (e){
// Internet Explorer Browsers
try{
insertRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {
try{
insertRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e){
// Something went wrong
return false;
}
}
}
//if browser supports it
if(insertRequest){
// Create a function that will receive data sent from the server
insertRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
if(insertRequest.readyState == 4){
var insertResults = insertRequest.responseText;
}
}
var queryStr="insertInto.php?IPStr="+IPresults+"&locStr="+location;
insertRequest.open("GET",queryStr , true);
insertRequest.send(null);
}
}//end of function insertInDB
//gets the users IP address then calls function insertInDB to insert log data in the log database
function logData(location){
//Browser Support Code
try{
// Opera 8.0+, Firefox, Safari
insertRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
} catch (e){
// Internet Explorer Browsers
try{
insertRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {
try{
insertRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e){
// Something went wrong
return false;
}
}
}
//if the browser can
if(insertRequest){
// Create a function that will receive data sent from the server
insertRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
if(insertRequest.readyState == 4){
IPresults = insertRequest.responseText;
insertInDB (location);
}
}
insertRequest.open("GET", "getIP.php", true);
insertRequest.send(null);
}
}//end of function logData
window.onload=function(){
//check browser compatibility
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) { // create the map
logData("start onLoad");
map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
map.setCenter(mapCenter, zoomLevel,G_NORMAL_MAP);
}//end browser compatibility if statement
//browser not compatible
else {
alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
}
}
// This Javascript is based on code provided by the
// Community Church Javascript Team
// http://www.bisphamchurch.org.uk/
// http://econym.org.uk/gmap/
';
var flagImgStr2='' + flagImgStr + '<\/a>';
sideBarHtml += '