googlemap api marker question

how do I get the marker window to show automaticly, not "onclick"?

 

Instead of having the marker code in a function, just place it inside script tags.

You probably have something like:

<script>
function onClick{
   marker.show.whatever
}
</script>

HTML:

Change it to:

<script>
   marker.show.whatever
</script>

HTML:

 

<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAXnRe7KxqfmSKuX8ohrbsFRTwZaaivImGX9xkH6dGzxUoTNbrNhSapuaxqDjbAa-EReilbcyWrTm_OQ"
      type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    //<![CDATA[
    function load() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
		map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(44.976618, -93.268382), 15);
                  
		var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(44.976618, -93.268382));
      GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
        marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<b>Moore and Hansen</b> <br> 225 South 6th Street 48th Floor<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402<br><a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=225 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402&daddr='>Get Directions</a>");
      });
      map.addOverlay(marker);


      }
    }
    //]]>
    </script>

Code (markup):

If I don't add the "GEvent.addListener" function the marker doesn't show up.

 

Have you tried something like this? Note that marker.openInfoWindowHtml is not in a function, just within script so it should run as the page loads

<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAXnRe7KxqfmSKuX8ohrbsFRTwZaaivImGX9xkH6dGzxUoTNbrNhSapuaxqDjbAa-EReilbcyWrTm_OQ"
      type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    //<![CDATA[
    function load() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
		map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
		map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(44.976618, -93.268382), 15);
                  
	var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(44.976618, -93.268382));
      	marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<b>Moore and Hansen</b> <br> 225 South 6th Street 48th Floor<br> Minneapolis, MN 55402<br><a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=225 South 6th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402&daddr='>Get Directions</a>");
       map.addOverlay(marker);


      }
    }
    //]]>
    </script>

Code (markup):