POI Capture

sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

I have a tomtom go 300 with V6.520
I have installed POI capture and have captured a new camera. When i try to open the ov2 file in PoiEdit or upload it to pocketgps new camera it says it is an invalid ov2 file.
Any ideas why? Confused

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

POIedit cannot handle our extended POI descriptions. POIedit is not required for our process.
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sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

Ibendlin, thanks for the information regarding POIEdit, but i still have a problem.
Just to clarify:-
I have a GO 300 using V6.530 and latest maps.
I have installed POI Capture for my model from here http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/poicapture-tomtom-go.php
The one i downloaded is:-

TomTom GO / Rider / ONE 5.440 and later
POICapture Add on

It installed ok and i captured a new camera and everything went well and the new camera comes up on my Go when i approach it etc.
If i try to upload the ov2 file here http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/poicapture.php it comes up with an error message - not a valid POI file.

If everything works on the Go and the new camera position is logged and comes up on the map when i approach why am i getting this error message?
HELP!!!!!

lbendlin · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject:

because you have changed the structure of the file by opening it with POIedit. Send it as an attachment to the cameras email address. In the future try not to use POIedit on them.
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sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

Thanks,
I will try this and see if it works. Smile

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject:

How can merely trying to open a file change its structure?

Also, shouldn't you tell people that you are using a non-standard ov2 format?

sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

Ibendlin,
I deleted the POI catagory "PocketGPScameras" from my Go therefore deleting the corrupt ov2 file. I then captured the new camera once again and attempted to upload here http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/poicapture.php
Once again i got the message

"Unrecognized record type 122 ! (Not a proper POI
file?)"
This was straight from the GO without trying to open it with POIEdit like you stated.
Why is this error occuring Sad

Oldboy · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

You should be uploading here:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Cameras Confused

Use the Blue Section.
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sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

Thanks Oldboy,
Just uploaded file- worked a treat :D

What is the upload page for at :-http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/poicapture.php

This other page has caused the problem?

Andy_P · Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:30 am Post subject:

Certainly looks like a submission form to me.... :|

lbendlin · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

sparky24 · Lifetime Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 27

Ibendlin,
thanks for the reply but the problem has been solved. See here for the outcome:-
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=51577

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