Installing UK postcodes from digitools .co.uk on iPAC 2200

[John99]

Help please

I am trying to install UK postcodes on my iPac as an add on to Tom Tom,I have unziped the download file which unziped into five files

The instructions tell me where to put thee of them, but not where to put the other two: setup.exe & TTNControl.ini .

Please can anyone help

These are the installing Instructions.

Downloading and installing
I've not yet designed an install program for this application, so the instructions below are really only for you if you're confident in working with your PocketPC through Windows Explorer. If not, please get hold of someone who is (maybe on one of the newsgroups) to help you along.

I owe a huge thank-you to Darren Griffin at the www.pocketgpsworld.com site for helping to refine these instructions. If you find that you are having problems installing the program or making it work, pay their forum a visit and I'm sure someone will extend a helping hand in your direction.

Step One
First of all you need to download and unzip the release into a temporary location. The full package is a large download (11MB) which includes the initial release of the database, so be patient if your link is slow.

The zip file contains five files: ukpostcode.dat which is the database, ukpostcode.exe which is the application used for the look-up, setup.exe which installs the TomTom hook, TTNControl.ini which controls the install, and TTNControl.arm.CAB which is the actual interface to TTN.

Step Two
Place your PocketPC in the cradle and connect to the PC using ActiveSync.

Step Three
Note that if you've already got CheckPOInt installed you don't need to complete this step. CheckPOInt will already have installed the necessary TTN support files. Simply carry on from step four.

Use Windows Explorer to copy the 'TTNControl.arm.cab' file to the 'My Documents' folder on your PPC. Then, using File Explorer on the PPC, locate this .cab file and double tap to install it. The .cab file will self delete following installation.

Step Four
Use Windows Explorer to browse your PocketPC. Locate your storage card, create a folder called 'ukpostcode' on the storage card and copy ukpostcode.exe and ukpostcode.dat to it. It is important that the .exe file is in the same folder on the PocketPC as the .dat file, or it won't work.

Finally, create a shortcut to ukpostcode.exe and drag it to the "Windows\Start Menu\Programs" folder on the PocketPC (don't drop it in \windows\programs - it won't appear anywhere). This allows you to use the usual PocketPC method to attach ukpostcode to one of your hardware keys, or make it appear in your main menu. Having it hooked to one of the hardware keys is a particularly convenient way of accessing the program when TomTom is running.

Regards John

[Darren]

Copy the ukpostcode.dat and ukpostcode.exe files to your device as instructed.

Then with the 2210 docked run setup.exe on the PC. This 'should' install TTNControl.arm.CAB to your device. I say 'should' because this often fails.

If it does (you'll know because UKpostCode won't launch) then there are two simple workarounds:

1. Install CheckPOInt (this is a useful plug-in anyway as it allows you to configure alarms for the Speed Cameras. The installer for ChcekPOInt will install TTNControl.arm.CAB for you or,

2. Copy TTNControl.arm.CAb to your 2210 and using Explorer on the 2210 double-click it to install. As with all .cab files on PocketPC's, once installed they will self-delete.
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