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IAmMrB Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject: Poi converter maximum size file? |
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I am trying to convert a axe file to ov2 using poi converter.
The file I am converting has 6300 poi's and is 1.84 meg in size.
When I open this file it tells me it has read 6019 points.
When I load this into tomtom and display, alot of the pois are missing.
I am presuming that it is only able to read 6019 and 281 are missing.
Is this because my original file is too large? or am I doing something wrong?
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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try to save as ASCII and then use MakeOV2.exe - the number of POIs is not limited by TomTom. _________________ Lutz
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IAmMrB Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:34 am Post subject: |
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The reason it wouldn’t convert all of the files is because there is a post code issue with the axe file. Ill makes do with it how it is.
I am having problems getting poi converter to use the icon I have chosen.
I have created a bmp and a pic/PICT file, when I replace the pic file with the new 1, and try to start POI converter it tells me to replace the pic.pic.
Even when I did finally get it to see the new pic file, I would open axe and save as ov2, but I would still end up with poi's default crappy icon.
Has anyone else had this problem? |
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Oldie Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 22/11/2002 13:33:48 Posts: 992 Location: Surrey, UK
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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The POI limit used to be 10,000 but in POIConverter 3.11 it is now 40,000. Rename your bitmap file to default_symbol.bmp and place it in the folder that contains the program. The folder is C:\Richard_Davies if you used the default installation. _________________ Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405 |
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IAmMrB Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks.
I have done that with the BMP file but I still end up with the original bmp in my new folder with my ov2 file. The instructions say that the bmp and pic files have to be changed. |
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Oldie Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 22/11/2002 13:33:48 Posts: 992 Location: Surrey, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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IAmMrB wrote: | Thanks.
I have done that with the BMP file but I still end up with the original bmp in my new folder with my ov2 file. The instructions say that the bmp and pic files have to be changed. |
You are quite correct - it does not work. I used to use my own code to create an OV2 file but now I run the TomTom utility MakeOV2. When making this change I overlooked the fact that MakeOV2 will create a symbol (BMP) file, so my code associated with the use of default_symbol.bmp is now wrong.
I will correct the fault and release a new version when I have the chance.
Richard _________________ Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405 |
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IAmMrB Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh,
Well atleast I know now that I wasnt doing anything wrong with the BMP and PIC files, I was trying for ages.
Thanks for your reply.
Will you post in here when you have corrected the fault?
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