post code search stopped working

worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject: post code search stopped working

i have a tomtom go 300

with update 5.44

and map version v635 downloaded form the tomtom site, and installed using the windows installer

try to go to a meeting today for work and ended up being two hours late, i cant pub the full post code in

for example rg12 5sg, would only be rg12

and if their are more than one road with the same name i end up being late,

tried it on other addresses and it will only taje the first 3 digits of a post code

cheers

nigel

worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject:

after reading one of the other threads,

i have tapped navigate and then to postcode, and this does nto work either, i tap in the postcode, but then it just sist there doesnt give me any more options, if i tap done it presents me with a random orad,

if i type in the postcode then the street, there is no space option and again it doesnt find anything

please help its driving me mad,

and i need this for work, should have stayed with the old maps and software

cheers

nigel

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject:

You should have a Folder in the Root of the SD Card called Zip. This contains the Great_Britain.Postal File that contains the Postcodes.

Is there a possibility you have deleted the Folder?

Do you have a previous Full Backup of the 300? This would have the Zip Folder.

I don't know if the new download contains the Postcode File, as I have never bothered to Upgrade that way.
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worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject:

just had a look and yep it is there

worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject:

say for exmaple i tapped in the first part of an address say rg1 for reading

then i could only tap in the road, and not the rest of the post code

which is not a very good solution as there could be more than one road called the same thing, but in a different sub zone of for example rg1

worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject:

do i have to activate this postal file, or move it elsewhere

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:

You don't have to activate the Postcode File.

You are sure the Folder is in the Root of the SD Card? Try a reset to force TT to re-read the SD Card, and see if that helps.
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worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

the file is sitting in a folder called zip

this folder is sitting on the tomtom next to the other folder called

great_britian_plus
licenses

when you say root,

is there a folder called root then

as at the moment it seems to be just amongst a collection of files and folders

MELennium · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:

Hi worthingsaxovtr

What size is your postcode folder, I have the TomTom One & mine shows 13.0mb, just wondered if maybe yours was possibly corrupt?
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Oldboy · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject:

That sounds right.

The Root is the level at which you can see the Drive letter, TomTom (E Smile

, in Explorer.

Have you tried a Reset?
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worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject:

9.8mb file size

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject:

9.8MB is right.
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worthingsaxovtr · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject:

tried a reset and it still wont let me input a full spot code, like it used to

only the first 3 characters

MELennium · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

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