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TTuser930 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:18 pm Post subject: POI download of separate CSV only gives a single POIs.zip |
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I dont get it.
I trying to download a bunch of POI categories as separate CSV files so I can put them in my Garmin Vista HCx, but although I have selected CSV as the download format, and selected the 'Separate files per subcategory' option, every time I do the download, all I get is a single binary (not CSV) single POIs.zip file.
When I unzip the contents, I get a single POIs file (no extension) which if I try to view in Notepad, shows binary data, not CSV.
This is repeatable.
Does anyone understand how to make this work as required?
Thanks. |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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At the bottom of the download options is a Show Link Tick Box.
Then Click Download. On the next Page, Click the Download Link.
The symptoms that you describe are signs of a corrupted download. _________________ Richard
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TTuser930 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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I had already tried that, but did as you suggested and tried the download link button again.
It gives the same bad result as before, one link to one POIs.zip file, which contains the wrong info.
I'm not sure how you think this is a corrupted download - the zip unzips fine - it just contains the wrong incomplete set of information |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2006 Posts: 9323 Location: Durham, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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How many categoreies are you downlaoding?
Try reducing the number or try 1 to see if that works.
Quote: | the zip unzips fine - it just contains the wrong incomplete set of information |
Which is a corrupt download. |
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TTuser930 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I already tried 1 subcategory, and even that doesn't work, resulting in a binary file, an not a CSV.
I wouldn't tend to call a working file a corrupt file. Corruption is when the file is broken to me. These files aren't broken, They work. They are just wrong IYSWIM. :-) |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Let's not split hairs, they're trying to help.....
The POIs you select are compiled 'on the fly' when you download them.
It is *that* process that can go wrong, producing a corrupted result. OK?
The exact reasons why it sometimes goes wrong are not entirely understood, but it depends on the exact configuration of your browser (Firefox tends to work fine, Internet Explorer is a bit more flakey) and we know that selecting too many categories can cause problems and that the "show link" button can often solve the problem.
If it isn't working for you, people need a chance to come up with any other ideas.
EDIT: as an experiment, I just tried ticking every box and successfully downloaded a .zip file containing 737 individual POI categories (and their associated bitmap icons).
Also, apparently any "flakeyness" I referred to above is only on the conversion to .ov2 format for TomToms, so the .csv download should be even more trouble-free.
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Before we end up going round in circles, I think we need to understand a few things about your setup and method.
Which Browser are you using?
Can you itemise the steps you take? Presumably you made sure you have the correct country selected first (if you change it you will have to Refresh the page).
You then choose the SatNav System File Type as Other(CSV)
Then you made your selection of the (sub)categories.
As an experiment I have just downloaded the entire POI database (all 737 individual subcategories in one go) with no problems at all. That's a 4.2MB zip file. I'm using FF 3.5.3 _________________ Richard
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253 Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 05, 2007 Posts: 1058 Location: The green bit between the M40, M4 and M25.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Can you tell us which files you are downloading, then we can do the same and see what happens.
Maybe those files can be checked on the database if others get corrupt downloads as well.
Edit.
Using FF3.5.3 on a Mac.
Picked 5 banks at random and downloaded as separate csv files, in 1 folder. _________________ Triumph Tbird 1700. And now a Bonnie T100. |
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TTuser930 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: |
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I just tried this again, this time using Firefox instead of IE8, and this has worked correctly.
So perhaps IE8 has a compatibility issue with the POI facility.
Regards |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Oldboy wrote: | Which Browser are you using? |
TTuser930 wrote: | So perhaps IE8 has a compatibility issue with the POI facility. |
IE8 has a compatibility issue with a lot of things. _________________ Richard
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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Using XP & IE 8 here just fine. Mind you i do have compatibility mode on for the PGPSW site... |
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TTuser930 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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That might do it.
Personally, across a lot of different machines I use, I find IE8 has no more problems than any of the other browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari... |
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KnoMan Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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It failed repeatedly for me in IE8
But after reading this thread I tried in FF 3.5.5 and it worked just as it should.
Thanks to the original posters! |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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PaulB2005 wrote: | Using XP & IE 8 here just fine. Mind you i do have compatibility mode on for the PGPSW site... |
it should force compatibility mode automagically anyway... |
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PaulB2005 Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | it should force compatibility mode automagically anyway... |
That post was back in Septemeber last year....
It does now, but when IE came out PGPSW wasn't on their list of (ahem) "incompatible websites"..... |
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