//<script type="text/javascript">
    //<![CDATA[

    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventually be placed in the side_bar
      var side_bar_html = "";
    
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var i = 0;

      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {         
		  var str = html.split("|");		  
		  marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<b>"+str[0]+"</b><br/>"+str[1]);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        // add a line to the side_bar html
        side_bar_html += '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a><br/>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }
      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
      }

	function postcodelookup(postcode) {	
		localSearch.setSearchCompleteCallback(null, 
		function() {			
			if (localSearch.results[0]) {		
				var resultLat = localSearch.results[0].lat;
				var resultLng = localSearch.results[0].lng;
				//var point = new GLatLng(resultLat,resultLng);				
				point = resultLat + "," + resultLng;
				alert(point);
				//return point;
				//callbackFunction(point);
			} else {
				alert("Postcode not found!");
			}
		});	
		localSearch.execute(postcode + ", UK");
	}
		
		//postcodelookup("LS168BL");
      // create the map
      var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng(53.846332, -1.587181), 10);


      // Read the data from markers.xml
      var request = GXmlHttp.create();
      request.open("GET", "xml/OLDmarkers.xml", true);
      request.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (request.readyState == 4) {
          var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
          var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
          
          for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
            
            //var postcode = markers[i].getAttribute("postcode"); 			
			//var z = postcodelookup(postcode);
			//alert(z);
			//var coor = z.split(",");
			//var point = new GLatLng(coor[0],coor[1]);
            
			var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
            var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
			var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
            var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
            var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
            // create the marker
            var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
            // Add it to the map
			map.addOverlay(marker);
          }
          // put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
          document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
        }
      }
      request.send(null);
    }
    else {
      alert("Your browser does not support Google Maps");
    }
    //]]>
   // </script>