adding markers to my google maps...

[George Thompson]

i have a google maps api on my website, where when you click it grabs the lat/long coordinates and works well for me, but i would for a visual reference like to see a marker added to the place where i clicked do i know exactly where it is.. and i\'ve tried many different configurations. . any ideas?

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
	var geocoder;
	var map;
	
function initialize(){
	var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(36.879,-96.537);
	var myOptions = {
		zoom: 3,
		center: latlng,
		mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID,
		scaleControl: true,
		navigationControl: true,
		navigationControlOptions:{
			style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.SMALL
		},
		mapTypeControl: true,
		mapTypeControlOptions:{
			style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU
		}
	};
		map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
		google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'mousedown', function(event){
			findAddress(event.latLng);
		});
	}
	function findAddress(loc){
		geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder(); 
		if (geocoder){
			geocoder.geocode({'latLng': loc}, function(results, status){
				if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK){
					if (results[0]){
						address = results[0].formatted_address;
						document.getElementById('lat').value = loc.lat();
						document.getElementById('long').value = loc.lng();
					}
				}else{
					alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status);
				}
			});
		}
	}
	var markers = new Array();
	function addMarkers(){
		var lats = document.getElementById('lats').value;
		var lngs = document.getElementById('lngs').value;
		var names = document.getElementById('names').value;
		var descrs = document.getElementById('descrs').value;
		var memid = document.getElementById('memid').value;
		
		var las = lats.split(";;")
		var lgs = lngs.split(";;")
		var dss = descrs.split(";;")
		var usrn = memid.split(";;")
		
		for (i=0; i<las.length; i++){
			if (las[i] != ""){
				var loc = new google.maps.LatLng(las[i],lgs[i]);
				var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
					position: loc, 
					map: window.map,
					title: nms[i]
				});
				markers[i] = marker;
				var contentString = [
				  '<div id="tabs">',
				  '<ul>',
					'<li><a href="#tab-2"><span>description</span></a></li>',
					'<li><a href="#tab-3"><span>location</span></a></li>',
				  '</ul>',
				  '<div id="tab-1">',
					'<p><h1>'+nms[i]+'</h1></p>',
				  '</div>',
				  '<div id="tab-2">',
				   '<p><h1>'+nms[i]+'</h1></p>',
				   '<p>Added by: '+usrn[i]+' from '+usrl[i]+'</p>'+
				   '<p>'+dss[i]+'</p>'+
				  '</div>',
				  '<div id="tab-3">',
					'<p><h1>'+nms[i]+'</h1></p>',
				  '</div>',
				  '</div>'
				].join('');
				var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow;
				bindInfoWindow(marker, window.map, infowindow, contentString);
			}
		}
	}
	function bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, contentString){
		google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'mouseover', function() {
			map.setCenter(marker.getPosition());
			infoWindow.setContent(contentString);
			infoWindow.open(map, marker);
			$("#tabs").tabs();
		 });
	}
	function highlightMarker(index){
		for (i=0; i<markers.length; i++){
			if (i == index){
				markers[i].setZIndex(10);
				markers[i].setIcon('http://www.google.com/mapfiles/arrow.png');
			}else{
				markers[i].setZIndex(2);
				markers[i].setIcon('http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker.png');
			}
		}
	}
</script>

you see at the end i have a markers function with locations to the pics and still nothing.. thanks for any help gt

[omerbutt]

hey ,
why dont you use googleearth to see the right code, it generates the code for the markers you are talking about. simply add a marker and then generate code it would give you all the script , hoping that it uses the same api.
regards,
Omer Aslam