postcode to coords automation

Oldie · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 4:54 pm Post subject:

Del,

I can't take any credit for the codesearch files, they were created by George Spanellis - a real tour de force. As my program uses his data files I decided to call the program CodeSearch. CodeSearch is available in the Downloads area, follow this http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=15

There is a problem with the bitmap file. I created it using 36 bit colour and TTN will not show it. Now that the email problems have been resolved I will send an update to Dave.

Richard

zoyah · Occasional Visitor Joined: 20/05/2003 21:31:20 Posts: 17

Del

When I finally finished all of the post code POI files and loaded them onto my SD card, I also got the "many POI's" error. There is definitely a limit within TTN. I have now moved Scotland, Midlands, North East and North West out of my TTN2 Maps directory since I don't go to those parts of the UK often enough (and hence have no errors from TTN). They are still on my SD card so that I can just pop the the relevant area file into the map directory whenever I may possibly need it.

Currently, this is a simple work around and works very well for me. Have never had a problem finding a place and the search speed is not a limiting factor.

I agree that there should be some TTN developer out there who can integrate the info into TTN2 in better way than using POIs, especially since there is a SDK. Some sort of add-in to TTN that adds an extra entry to the "Navigate to..." or "Find Location" options, lets call it "UK postcode" then open the relevant data files and show the location on the map. They would need to rename the data files so that they are not POI files and find a way to disable the extra intelligence that TTN2 has when finding a location (i.e. make the search faster).

Anyone know of any TTN2 programmers?

8)
George

PS: if anyone has a problem finding any postcodes, please list them in this forum and I'll try update the relevant POI file.

Heyou · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 2:05 am Post subject:

Apologies to George about credit for the postcode POI files, i'm new here and am still trying to get my head round the plethora of similar sounding progs/data files etc. I'll get there eventually.

I ran into a problem that stumped me for a day and half. The Axim wouldn't run TTN2 for some reason? I got bored with doing hard resets and reloading the over and over again to try and fix it. I would start TTN2 and nothing would happen, it allowed me to bring up a PPC menu and only when tried to run something else would the wait timer icon appear but it would not go away again until i did a soft reset.

Eventually i found the problem, i hadn't cleared out the CF card, i thought just overwriting the maps etc. was good enough. I deleted everything , reloaded the maps - all OK and them i loaded some POIs - all OK and the culprit was a codesearch OV2 i'd created of 5 postcodes and every time this was in the map directory, TTN2 would not start and eventually it would crash the PPC.

The OV2 had spaces in the filename, i think i read somewhere that spaces in POI filenames cause a problem. leason learned.

Del.
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Heyou · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 9:59 am Post subject:

Further to my previous post, it's not the spaces in the filename! so i#ve done something wrong, i'll keep digging.
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Oldie · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:23 am Post subject:

mountain · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 9:20 pm Post subject:

Richard

Would it be possible to port CodeSearch to a PocketPC? It is a great program, but a PocketPC version would be fantastic for when we're out and about. I know there's downloadable C++ and Visual Basic for PocketPC on the microsoft site. (Hint hint Wink

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Now here's me really pushing my luck, what would be even better would be a for someone with the TomTom SDK to do a version that passed the co-ordinates directly into Navigator.

Piers

Oldie · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:42 am Post subject:

Piers,

Some time ago I downloaded eVB and created some simple test programs, but I gave it up and concentrated on my PC programs. I have now started to look at it again with a PPC version of CodeSearch in mind. It won't be a quick process as I have to get used to VB again.

As you say a direct link to TTN would be just the thing. Perhaps the author of CheckPOInt would like to tackle this, he has all the tools and the expertise.

Richard

Wook · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:47 pm Post subject:

Hello All,

Where can I get my hands on this database of postcodes and locations? all the links on this thread seem to have gone dead!

Cheers, WooK

Oldie · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 4:59 pm Post subject:

mountain · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 12:25 am Post subject:

Richard

Well done, I don't envy you learning a new programming language (having long ago forgotten the only ones I ever learnt).

I shall download a copy right now and have a play with it over the next few days.

I'll let you know how I got on,

Thanks

Piers

Oldie · Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:44 am Post subject:

Oldie · Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

My Pocket PC version of CodeSearch is available for you to try. It can be downloaded from http://rjdavies.users.btopenworld.com under Programs | CodeSearch | Pocket PC.

Let me know how you get on.

Richard

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