Thanks, Grok. I see I'm not explaining my problem correctly. My Questions should probably read more like:
1. Write a global function defining how to create polylines/ polygons... I've tried to use Mike William's http://econym.org.uk/gmap/example_map7.htm as my basic code. But in his, the polylines are created during onload, from a function that exists only there. He's not calling a global function. My test map won't make the polylines. I suspect there's some problem between the variables being called in my two functions (global and local to onload) for polylines. 2. In this global function, push them into a categorized array that will also contain marker overlays... I'm hoping that using one categorized array will allow me to build clickable sidebar entries for the various polylines and polygons as a Category, just the way my markers get a Category with a Header in the sidebar. Is this going to mess me up? 3. Call the global function in my onload, reading the data from my XML document... When I first set up his map, I had to write the parsing function for lat and lng in a very specific way: "var lat = parseFloat(GXml.value(markers[i].getElementsByTagName("lat") [0]));" No other version of this parse statement will read my XML document correctly. I have no idea why my code needs to be *exactly* that. It took forever to find an example of code that worked for me! Now, I have to somehow merge Mike's "pts[i] = new GLatLng(parseFloat(points[i].getAttribute("lat")), parseFloat(points[i].getAttribute ("lng")));" with my eccentric parsing method. I'm stumbling. So any examples of creating polylines and polygons in this simple, brute force way would be greatly appreciated. On Mar 9, 12:06 am, Grok Lobster <discgolfm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's a page that will help you with > #1,http://discgolfmaps.googlepages.com/Trailblazer.html > > On Mar 8, 8:16 pm, BuckyE <ex...@luckypro.biz> wrote: > > > Yes, sadly I"ve read a hundred posts here. None of them that I can see > > give a working example of the code to: > > 1. write a polyline/polygon creating function, > > 2. call it from within the onload function while reading the data from > > XML, and > > 3. push the lines'-gons into a categorized array. > > > If I could find such code, that would be terrific! > > > On Mar 8, 1:46 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > On Mar 8, 10:36 am, BuckyE <ex...@luckypro.biz> wrote: > > > > > Trying now to create a brute force, easy for amateurs solution to the > > > > GeoXml Garden Shed Inaccuracy Problem. The newest wrinkle is that I'd > > > > like to handle my polylines and polygons the same way I handle my > > > > iconed point markers: by "category." This, mainly because my map > > > > already has a pleasing routine for showing and hiding markers by > > > > category, and I'd prefer not to introduce a new, potentially > > > > confusing, method on the interface. > > > > > My current map is > > > > athttp://lovebunnies.luckypro.biz/01_stuff/roman_holiday/romanholidayma... > > > > . The map I've screwed up trying to add polylines as a test is > > > > athttp://lovebunnies.luckypro.biz/01_stuff/roman_holiday/romanholidayma.... > > > > Something about the createmarguttalines function makes a Google script > > > > hang, but I have no idea what! > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. (And I hope I don't find > > > > another oddball problem along the way this time! Sooner or later the > > > > patience of the experts is going to be too sorely tried, I bet.) > > > > Did you look at the other examples that have been discussed in the > > > group? > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/search?hl=en&group=Goo...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to Google-Maps-API@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
