// create the map
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
//map.setCenter(new GLatLng( 42.5367,-74.69), 9);
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(0,0),0);
//make map fit marker boundry
var bounds = new GLatLngBounds();
for (var j = 0; j < coNames.length; j++) {
// obtain the attribues of each marker
var lat = parseFloat(coLats[j]);
var lng = parseFloat(coLons[j]);
var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
var html = coInfo[j];
var coName = coNames[j];
var coAddr = coAddress[j];
var coDNID = coDN[j];
var show_on_map = '';
// create the marker
var count = j+1;
if( lat != "" && lng != "" )
{
var marker = createMarker(point,coName,coAddr,html,count);
//added for boundry
bounds.extend(point);
map.addOverlay(marker);
side_bar_html += ' | ';
var show_on_map = '
(show on map)';
}else{
side_bar_html += '
| ' + count + ') | ';
var show_on_map = '';
}
side_bar_html += '' + coName + '' + show_on_map + '' + coAddr + ' |
 |
';
}
map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter());
document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = '';