// JavaScript Document
	
	var map;
	var gdir;
	var geocoder = null;


	function initializeEliteMap() {
      
	  	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
		
			//shows where to display the map
			map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("googleMap"));
			
			//sets custom image on map for location
			var companyMarkerImage= "http://www.eliteappliance.com/Images/Icons/mapMarker.png";  
			var companyLatLng = new GLatLng(32.80336011554635, -96.84222131967545);  
			var companyMarkerSize = new GSize(50, 38); //width, height 
			var companyMarker = createMarker(companyLatLng, companyMarkerImage, companyMarkerSize);
			
			//sets type of map and default location, zoom and marker
			map.setMapType(G_NORMAL_MAP);
			var defaultZoomLevel  = 16;
			map.setCenter(companyLatLng, defaultZoomLevel);  
			map.addOverlay(companyMarker);
			
			//sets where to display the directions
			gdir = new GDirections(map, document.getElementById("directions"));
			
			GEvent.addListener(gdir, "load", onGDirectionsLoad);
			GEvent.addListener(gdir, "error", handleErrors);
		
      	}
		
    }
	
	
	
	
	//
	function setDirections(fromAddress, toAddress, locale) {
	
		gdir.load("from: " + fromAddress + " to: " + toAddress,{ "locale": "en_US" });
		
	}

	
	//sets custom marker on map
	function createMarker(latlng, imageURL, imageSize) {  
   
     	var marker = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON, imageURL); 
    	marker.image    = imageURL;
     	marker.iconSize = imageSize;
		
		var options     =  { icon: marker };
		
     	return new GMarker(latlng, { icon: marker });  		
      
	}  	
	
	
	//errors
	function handleErrors() {
		
		if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS)
		alert("No corresponding geographic location could be found for one of the specified addresses. This may be due to the fact that the address is relatively new, or it may be incorrect.\nError code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_SERVER_ERROR)
		alert("A geocoding or directions request could not be successfully processed, yet the exact reason for the failure is not known.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_MISSING_QUERY)
		alert("The HTTP q parameter was either missing or had no value. For geocoder requests, this means that an empty address was specified as input. For directions requests, this means that no query was specified in the input.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_KEY)
		alert("The given key is either invalid or does not match the domain for which it was given. \n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		
		else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_REQUEST)
		alert("A directions request could not be successfully parsed.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
		
		else alert("An unknown error occurred.");
	
	}

	
	function onGDirectionsLoad() {
	
		//use this function to access information about the latest load()
		//results
	
	}