Using XML file in Java script to create Google Map

Hello,
I work for a non-profit in San Diego as a GIS Specialist. I have had to teach myself about some scripting to create some dynamic maps, but I am still very limited in my skills, so I have had to explore the internet in order to discover various tutorials and examples that have led me on a positive path.
Right now I am working on a Google Mash-Up that will incorporate over 14,000 records, which will appear as separate markers that will have pop-up info bubbles with additional info inside (using html), once the marker is clicked.
Here is the XML script example that is used in the tutorial I am following:
<markers>
<marker lat="43.65654" lng="-79.90138" html="Some stuff to display in the<br>First Info Window"
label="Marker One" />
<marker lat="43.91892" lng="-78.89231" html="Some stuff to display in the<br>Second Info Window"
label="Marker Two" />
<marker lat="43.82589" lng="-79.10040" html="Some stuff to display in the<br>Third Info Window"
label="Marker Three" />
</markers>
...and this is how it looks when the file is retrieved by the java script and mapped: http://econym.googlepages.com/example_map3.htm
This is the java script that creates the Google Map. I have emboldened the section of the script that retrieves the data and parses it to create the markers:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Google Maps</title>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAA6GoL8P5zqjQlG5A5uM1ETBSUPozAscB0cY3RG8xEGnZyeom4axRySak889rVpvHYRsV4f9OZZzbboA"
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body onunload="GUnload()">

<table border=1>
<tr>
<td>
<div id="map" style="width: 800px; height: 1200px"></div>
</td>
<td width = 200 valign="top" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #4444ff;">
<div id="side_bar"></div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<noscript><b>JavaScript must be enabled in order for you to use Google Maps.</b>
However, it seems JavaScript is either disabled or not supported by your browser.
To view Google Maps, enable JavaScript by changing your browser options, and then
try again.
</noscript>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
// this variable will collect the html which will eventualkly be placed in the side_bar
var side_bar_html = "";
// arrays to hold copies of the markers used by the side_bar
// 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() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
// 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, "click");
// create the map
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
map.setCenter(new GLatLng( 37.251699,-119.604315), 7);
*// Read the data from testXML2blackpoolformat.xml*
var request = GXmlHttp.create();
request.open("GET", "testXML2blackpoolformat.xml", true);
*request.onreadystatechange = function() {*
*if (request.readyState == 4) {*
var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
*// obtain the array of markers and loop through it*
var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("ConnectoryRecord");
*for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {*
*// obtain the attribues of each marker*
*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);
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("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
// This Javascript is based on code provided by the
// Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
// http://www.commchurch.freeserve.co.uk/
// http://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm
//]]>
</script>
</body>
</html>
Here is my delima--
This is the xml format that I need to use because it can accept the rest of my excel file and loop it through the 14,000+ records to create a functioning xml file. This is just a sample (2 records) of the larger file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<ConnectoryAug2008>
<ConnectoryRecord>
     <lng>-117.03683</lng>
     <lat>32.944505</lat>
     <ConnectoryID>1</ConnectoryID>
     <Name>$2.95 Guys</Name>
     <StreetAddress>13750 Stowe Drive</StreetAddress>
     <City>Poway</City>
     <State>CA</State>
     <Zip>92064</Zip>
<Marker>White</Marker>
     <IndustryGroup>Technical Services</IndustryGroup>
     <ConnectoryProfileLink>http://connectory.com/search/profile_view.aspx?connectoryId=1</ConnectoryProfileLink>
</ConnectoryRecord>
<ConnectoryRecord>
     <lng>-117.272843</lng>
     <lat>33.13337</lat>
     <ConnectoryID>2</ConnectoryID>
     <Name>(GLDS) Great Lakes Data Systems</Name>
     <StreetAddress>5954 Priestly Drive</StreetAddress>
     <City>Carlsbad</City>
     <State>CA</State>
     <Zip>92008</Zip>
<Marker>Orange</Marker>
     <IndustryGroup>Technology</IndustryGroup>
     <ConnectoryProfileLink>http://connectory.com/search/profile_view.aspx?connectoryId=2</ConnectoryProfileLink>
</ConnectoryRecord>
</ConnectoryAug2008>
This is the tutorial where I found the formatting techniques to successfully create the large xml file that will format/convert my excel file properly: http://www.mrexcel.com/tip064.shtml
These variables should appear as html in the info bubble:
<ConnectoryID>2</ConnectoryID>
     <Name>(GLDS) Great Lakes Data Systems</Name>
     <StreetAddress>5954 Priestly Drive</StreetAddress>
     <City>Carlsbad</City>
     <State>CA</State>
     <Zip>92008</Zip>
<IndustryGroup>Technology</IndustryGroup>
     <ConnectoryProfileLink>http://connectory.com/search/profile_view.aspx?connectoryId=2</ConnectoryProfileLink>
The "Marker" variable instructs Google Maps to label the marker with a particular color. I will be so grateful to the person(s) that helps me get through this wall that I have been hitting for a long time. It's very difficult without having the luxury of peers who know about these types of issues.
Thank you!!

Here is the relationship: They both contain geographic coordinates that produce a point on a map. I will use the rest of the information in the second xml file (company name, address, link, etc.) to produce the information for the bubble that will pop up once the marker is clicked.
My problem is that I need to try to keep the second xml file in a relatively similar format, so the rest of my records will still be accepted. If I had a smaller amount of records I could place them directly into the javascript, but because there are so many records, I need to use an xml file that can be retrieved by the java script. I chose to use the second type of xml file because I can easily copy and past the 14,000+ records that are now in excel document.
After the xml issue is corrected I need to rework the javascript that is now emboldened so that it will read the new xml file correctly. I included the first xml file so that the readers will understand what type of xml format is currently being used to produce the markers in the tutorial map.

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