does anyone know if it is possible to have 2 google maps on 1 web page? I tried it out and although it worked in ie7 it failed in firefox.

aha, I mean have 2 working maps. In ie7 both maps showed but in firefox only one was visible.

this is the code I am using:

<div id="map" style="width:380px; height:280px;">
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[



var map = new GMap(document.getElementById("map"));

map.centerAndZoom(new GPoint(18.198581, 49.803675), 4);

map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());

var point = new GPoint(18.198581, 49.803675);

var marker = new GMarker(point);

// helper function to add a marker to the map
function add_bubble(x, y, popupid) {
marker = new GMarker(new GPoint(x, y));
marker.popupid = popupid; // register ID on object for later

// register an event handler to open the window on click
GEvent.addListener(map, 'click', marker_clicked);

map.addOverlay(marker);
}

// event handler; opens info window for marker
function marker_clicked(marker) {
// retrieve the element to show in the window
element = document.getElementById(marker.popupid);

// we can't pass this element in because it gets destroyed
// once the window is closed, so we make a copy
element = element.cloneNode(true);

// switch display from off to on
element.style.display = "";

// then open the window
map.openInfoWindow(marker.getPoint(), element);
}

// having created the helper functions we can add our marker
add_bubble(18.198581, 49.803675, "center");


//]]>
</script>

<!-- This element is not displayed on the page, but get passed into
the information window -->

<div style="display:none; font:13px verdana, sans-serif; color:#000; width:150px; text-align:center; line-height:1.6em; padding:2px 5px 2px 15px;"
id="center">window center</div>

thanks jernigani. such a simple solution.

Well a quick fix would just to make a second div for the popup as well, with different id's.

dont forget to clear your overlay.
That should work, put it at the beginning of your popup function.

map.clearOverlays();


And also note that your 'map' variable might need to change if you are calling two different id's without using a function.

When does your map get the bubble passed to it? on a click? Do the maps appear on page load?

If the popup just appears because you call the function, it will take the last instance of the map variable.

thanks anyway!