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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject: Downloading poi from your site |
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Ive been trying to download the poi from your site clicking the "Combine subcategories into category file" but it just send me to a blank page? |
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tonys66 Lifetime Member
Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 510 Location: norfolk
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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A bit more info please ??
what are you trying to download ??
and device info to ???? |
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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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My device is tomtom 700
I try using ie and firefox
im trying to download pois, now I have an option to:-
Separate files per subcategory<<<< This works
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Combine subcategories into category file <<This sends me to a blank page. |
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tonys66 Lifetime Member
Joined: May 25, 2006 Posts: 510 Location: norfolk
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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ok i just tryed it and it works the only one im'e haveing problems with is the accommodation one |
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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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A lot of them I'm having problems with mainly the larger ones is there any other way to get them categorized.? |
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tonys66 Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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Think you can do them singley then use poiedit |
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tonys66 Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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sorry forgot to add poiedit can be found here http://www.poiedit.com/ |
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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah ive got that poi edit but it just downloads them in single files |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Try again but this time make sure the "Show Link" check box adjacent to the download button is selected, this works for me - Mike |
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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Still no joy thanks for the help anyway. |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, you have e-mail, the four categories you have had trouble with :
Accomodation
Car Delaerships
Food and Drink
Shopping
All contain a large number of sub-categories, far more than any other of the main headings.
To download these I simply selected a set of twenty sub categories each time which downloaded fine, each download contains the same file name for each part of the sub-category so I store the expanded files in seperate folders.
Next use POIEdit to Append the ov2 files together (File/ Append) building a single file containing all the sections sub-categories - save this as it is your final POI file, keep the name the same though otherwise the icon won't show up.
Repeat the above for each of the main categories you have trouble with and Bobs your uncle, (OK I did the donkey work and e-mailed you the files on this occasion) - Mike |
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ANTH040 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Great help :D |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15154 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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i believe we are going to split up shopping into, for example, grocery, electrical etc etc
not sure when though but it's been mentioned.
MaFt |
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aj2052 Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 03, 2005 Posts: 1431 Location: Leics,UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: |
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MaFt, It may be a good idea, but might I suggest publishing a list of proposed categories first, some of the existing entries in some categories may seem possibly contentious, but thats only my opinion and some may not agree, I note you say grocery should this be supermarkets which may be a prime candidate for its own category?, also some of the entries names may mean nothing at all to people in different parts of the country and possibly neither to oldie when entering (no offence meant oldie),I have seen some entered as museums which are not, it also may be wise to time limit feedback on listing possibilties to gain a consensus of opinion and avoid an endless discussions, just a thought before changing to avoid adding problems, |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15154 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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what about our local co-op? it's no way a supermarket, but would fit perfectly under grocery shopping.
just one trivial example! also remember these wise words: "you can't please everyone all the time"
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