var map;
    var gdir;
    var geocoder = null;
    var addressMarker;

    function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {      
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
        gdir = new GDirections(map, document.getElementById("directions"));
        GEvent.addListener(gdir, "load", onGDirectionsLoad);
        GEvent.addListener(gdir, "error", handleErrors);
		
		//map.setCenter(new GLatLng(37.4419, -122.1419), 13);
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
        map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		
		if(defaultCP != 0 && defaultFrom != 0){
			setDirections(defaultFrom, defaultCP, "fr_CA");
		}else{
			if(defaultLat && defaultLng){
				map.setCenter(new GLatLng(defaultLat, defaultLng), 15);
				// ajout marker
				var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(defaultLat, defaultLng));
				marker.bindInfoWindow("<b>Ameublement Elvis</b><br />4349, rue papineau<br /> Montréal (Qu&eacute;bec)<br />H2H 1T3");
				map.addOverlay(marker);
			}else{
				map.setCenter(new GLatLng(45.531783, -73.572147), 7);
			}
		}
      }
    }
    
    function setDirections(fromAddress, toAddress, locale) {
      //$("#directions").slideUp("slow");
	  gdir.load("from: " + fromAddress + " to: " + toAddress, { "locale": locale });
	 //gdir.loadFromWaypoints("from: " + fromAddress + " to: " + toAddress, { "locale": locale })
    }

    function handleErrors(){
		if(defaultLat && defaultLng){
			map.setCenter(new GLatLng(defaultLat, defaultLng), 15);
			// ajout marker
			var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(defaultLat, defaultLng));
			marker.bindInfoWindow("<b>Ameublement Elvis</b><br />4349, rue papineau<br /> Montréal (Qu&eacute;bec)<br />H2H 1T3");
			map.addOverlay(marker);
		}else{
			map.setCenter(new GLatLng(45.531783, -73.572147), 7);
		}
	 
	   if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_UNKNOWN_ADDRESS)
	     alert("Aucun endroit géographique n'a été trouvé avec l'adresse spécifiée. Ceci peut être dû au fait que l'adresse est relativement nouvelle, ou qu'elle est incorrecte.\n Code d'erreur: " + 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_UNAVAILABLE_ADDRESS)  <--- Doc bug... this is either not defined, or Doc is wrong
	//     alert("The geocode for the given address or the route for the given directions query cannot be returned due to legal or contractual reasons.\n Error code: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
	     
	   else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_KEY)
	     alert("La clé donné est invalide ou ne correspond pas au domaine.\n Code d'erreur: " + gdir.getStatus().code);

	   else if (gdir.getStatus().code == G_GEO_BAD_REQUEST)
	     alert("La requête de directions n'a pu aboutir.\n Code d'erreur: " + gdir.getStatus().code);
	    
	   //else alert("An unknown error occurred.");
	   else alert("Vous devez spécifier une adresse valide.");
	    /**/
	}
	
	function onGDirectionsLoad(){
      // Use this function to access information about the latest load()
      // results.

	  	var hauteurDirection = $("#directions").height();
		if( hauteurDirection < 15 ){
			//alert("ouvre les directions");
			$("#directions").slideDown("slow");
			$("#toggleDirec").html("Cacher les directions");
		}else{
			$("#toggleDirec").html("Afficher les directions");
		}
		// e.g.
      // document.getElementById("getStatus").innerHTML = gdir.getStatus().code;
	  // and yada yada yada...
	}
	
	
	
	
	
  
	function getDistance(monDiv, start, end){
		var Gdist = new GDirections();
		
		GEvent.addListener(Gdist,"error", function() {
			//GLog.write("Failed: "+Gdist.getStatus().code);
			//alert("Failed: "+Gdist.getStatus().code);
			$("#"+monDiv).html("Distance non trouv&eacute;");
		});
		
		GEvent.addListener(Gdist,"load", function() {
			//GLog.write("The distance is "+Gdist.getDistance().meters+" metres");
			//GLog.writeHtml("The distance is "+Gdist.getDistance().html);
			//alert("The distance is "+Gdist.getDistance().html);
			$("#"+monDiv).html(Gdist.getDistance().html);
		});
		
		//var start = "H1W 3N5";
		//var end = "H2T 1S9";
		
		Gdist.loadFromWaypoints([start,end],{getSteps:true});
	}
	
	
	
	
	function toggleDirection(){
		$("#directions").slideToggle("slow");
		var hauteurDirection = $("#directions").height();
		if( hauteurDirection > 5 ){
			$("#toggleDirec").html("Afficher les directions");
		}else{
			$("#toggleDirec").html("Cacher les directions");
		}
		
		/*
		si on veut utiliser une fonction lorsque fini faire comme le suivant
		$("p").slideUp("fast",function(){
		   alert("Animation Done.");
		 });
		*/
	}