Mapshare POI's 720

technik · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: Mapshare POI's 720

Is there anything I can do to get Mapshare POI's working?

I am using TomTom Home 1.6 and get offered all the POI's for download, but they never actually get installed on my 720, as I keep getting offered the same POI's.

I am receiving Mapshare map updates without problem, but the POI's have never worked.

Tim Buxton · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

How do you know they aren't working? Which POIs have you subscribed to receive updates for? Have you browsed your device's map directory? Do you have any CAxxxx.ov2 files in it? How about PAxxxx.ov2 ones?
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technik · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject:

Hi Tim,
I know they are not working because I only get the French emergency POI's, and after I download say 52 Mapshare POI's, the same 52 are offered every time I get offered updates, even 2 minutes later.

I have 58 CAxxxx.ov2 and only 1 PAxxxxx.ov2 file.

Just done an update today, and surprise surprise, the POI's have downloaded again. This time I am being offered 59 POI's.

Tim Buxton · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject:

Right, OK. The 52 CA POIs are ones you've downloaded and the PA is one where you've edited a POI category in one way or another. For instance, if you have CA7311.ov2, you have downloaded the MapShare POI for Petrol Stations. If you have PA7314.ov2 then it means you've edited the Hotel/motel category somehow (moved a location, renamed one, added one, etc.).

Each category has a 4 digit code, so as long as you remain subscribed to the same 52 categories, you will download the same filenames. This doesn't mean that the information within them is the same.

And just in case you've subscribed to receive updates for every POI category, some of them (around half a dozen) have never had updates from TomTom, as far as I'm aware.
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technik · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks, but that does not explain why some people here have UK Doctors in their POI, and I only have French.

I have added a Doctor myself which does appear as it should though.

gluey · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject:

Hi All,
I have exactly the same problem.
Tried all manner of settings and never get ANY updates on the POI files.
Kev

gluey · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject:

Hi all,
Just deleted all PA and CA files and selected to get only police station update.
New file is CA7322
Checked police poi and still the same!
Is this the police poi file?
If someone has it working on there 520 can they confirm this is right.
can't seem to get any updates.
Kev

gluey · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:05 am Post subject:

Done it!

My options in the map share keep deselecting themself and i have to tick them each time.

Great news!

Files prefix CA are from TomTom, files prefixed PA are your changes.

So i had my own file for police stations in the normal ov2 file.
If you then safe your own ov2 file with the same name for the police it put in all my entries for sharing.

So if you have your own ov2 file for say hospitals in your area the file number is PA7321.
If you safe your file as PA7321 it will allow the file to be shared.
Iam going through each file to make a list of each one.
EG
police = PA7322
doctor = PA9373

Kev

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