// 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 coName = coNames[j];
		  var coAddr = coAddress[j];
		  var adminLink = adminLinks[j];

          // create the marker
		  var count = j+1;		  
		  
		  if( lat != 0 && lng != 0 )
		  {
		      var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
              var html = coInfo[j];
		      var marker = createMarker(point,coName,coAddr,html,count);

		      //added for boundry
		      bounds.extend(point);

              map.addOverlay(marker);
		  

              side_bar_html += '<tr><td valign=top><a href="javascript:myclick(' + j + ')"><img src="/business_directory2/map_images/balloon_' + count + '.gif" border=0></a></td>';
		
              side_bar_html += '<td><a href="javascript:myclick(' + j + ')" class=company_name>' + coName + '</a>' + adminLink + '<a href="javascript:myclick(' + j + ')" class=address>' + coAddr + '</a>' + '</td></tr><tr><td><img src=/business_directory2/map_images/pix.gif height=4 width=1></td></tr>';
		  
		  
		  
		  }else if ( adminLink != '' )
		  {

              side_bar_html += '<tr><td valign=top><img src="/business_directory2/map_images/balloon_' + count + '.gif" border=0></td>';
		
              side_bar_html += '<td>' + coName + '</a>' + adminLink + '<a href=# class=address>' + coAddr + '</a>' + '</td></tr><tr><td><img src=/business_directory2/map_images/pix.gif height=4 width=1></td></tr>';
		  
		  
		  
		  } 



 		
		  	  
			  
		  
      }
		
		
		


      map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
	  map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter());		
		
	  document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = '<table cellpading=0 border=0 cellspacing=0>' + side_bar_html + '</table>';