var map = null;
var geocoder = null;

function showAddress(address) {
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(0, 0), 13);

map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());

geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();

if (geocoder) {
geocoder.getLatLng(
address,
function(point) {
if (!point) {
alert(address + " not found");
} else {

map.setCenter(point, 14);
var marker = new GMarker(point);
map.addOverlay(marker);
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(address);

}
}
);
}

}
}