Having a mare with Copilot 6

[neil01]

[neil01]

Following further investigations and testing, I am satisfied that you can delete the pre-installed cameras by deleting the AOPOI*.* files from the save directory in the desktop; it is not essential to use the custom places manager. However, I have found issues if you delete the other files starting 'AO' should you ever wish to import custom POIs into the desktop application.

Although the files are re-created; when you come to applying the category to any POIs you chose to import via csv files, you will find that some of the previously held categories are no longer present.

When it is fully working (which is definately not the case for me at the moment) I fully accept that the OV2 method will be the preferred method, however, if you know what you are doing, there are still situations where adding POIs via import custom places on the desktop will still be my preferred choice.

Untill I install the long awaited patch, I will not be able to investigate the issues around this matter and how they affect me, and may well find (or be told) that more files can be safely deleted, or that less files have to be. It is simply a matter, that if I delete every AO*.* file, I have problems.

[iankb]

I don't use other custom POI's, but you would definitely have to reload them after deleting the AO*.* files.

If other POI's are being loaded from CSV files, then you could always try converting them to OV2 files (using MAKEOV2.exe from the TomTom site). The OV2 file for each POI type would need to be renamed to the required name within CP6.
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Ian

iPaq 2210
Globalsat BT-338
Seidio G2500 Amplified Vent Mount
CoPilot 6, GPS Tuner 4.2, Navio 3.01
BMW 330ci Sport

[neil01]

While I agree with your assertions that .csv files can be converted to ov2 files, the situation I was thinking about was where you wish to add POIs to one of the default CoPilot categories. I think that the only way to do this is via a csv file. If my (limited so far) understanding is correct, ov2 files are added as a separate category under custom.

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