Postcode use with TT6

nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

I am hoping for assistance again, I have a Medion MDPPC 150, with a 2g sd card, and am using TT6 Western Europe Maps.
I am having problems with navigating to a Postcode. When I input a postcode, I also have to then type in the street name, followed by house number.
The postcodes are shown as poi's on the sd card, in the western europe folder. Have I got them in the wrong place?
Please can anyone tell me how to just enter a postcode followed by the house number?

dabut · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:20 am Post subject: Re: Postcode use with TT6

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:57 am Post subject:

If you have the WE Map you should also have the Postcode Files for GB and the Netherlands. These are normally installed along with the Map.

Both these .postal Files go into a Folder called zip.

Are you using the TT interface correctly. It changed between V5 and V6?
Navigate to ... | Address | Postcode.
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nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

Thanks to Dabut and Old Boy
I now have the postcodes in the folder zip and it is not in poi.
However, when I select Navigate to; Address; Postcode, I still have to input the street followed by house number.
Do I have to unzip this folder, or leave it as it is?
I am still doing something wrong and it's driving me mad.
Any further help or guidance would be most welcome.
Nikgee

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:38 am Post subject:

How much of the Postcode can you Input? 3/4 or 6/7 digits?

If you can see 6/7 then you just select from the indicated streets in the list. If there are house numbers allocated to this part of the street, you will then be asked for a number.

If you can only use 3/4 digits and a town in the list, then there is a problem.

In the zip Folder there should be a file called Great_Britain.Postal

There is also a Great_BritainPostal.ver File, but I don't know if it is crucial.

If you've installed it also there should be a Nederland.Postal File.

Can you confirm what you actually have.
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TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
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nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

Hello Richard. When I input a postcode, it is only 3/4 digits which are accepted;as an example if I input ST6 2NG (where I was born) after the ST6 part of the code nothing else changes, it just shows Stoke on Trent on the screen, which when I tap it, it then asks for street name followed by house number.
In the zip folder there are 2 files; Great Britain Postal.cab; Nederlands Postal,cab: These are the unzipped file names. I can't see the one which you have mentioned.
Thanks for your continued help and advice.
Nikgee

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

Oldboy · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:18 pm Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject:

nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

Thanks richard and DennisD; Have been out this evening and will now follow your guidance and will let you know how I get on. Thanks once again.
Nikgee

nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

Still no success, I have reformated the sd card and reinstalled western Europe from the cd, along with GB postal and Nederlands postal folders onto the sd card. I did it through Tom Tom Home conected directly to my Medion ppc, it took about two and a half hours, hence the delay in posting!
Looking at the contents of the SD card, it has Western Europe folder, Zip folder, connect2internet 129K, connect2internet 270K, connect2internet 58B, ttdesk 32B all installed on it. The two folders have both been unzipped. However it is still not giving me the ablility to input a 6 figure postcode; it will only take the first 3 figures, I still have to input the name of the street followed by house number. It is very frustrating. Please has anyone any suggestions?

DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject:

Well, I'm stumped now, sorry.

Just one stupid question left. You're NOT putting a space in the postcode are you? Or are you? 'cos you shouldn't.
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rfp2001 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 134

Forgive me - I am a late comer to this post!!!

You have the GB and Netherlands postal code folders - OK??

What is in the ZIP folder?? Have a look - IF the GB and Netherlands postal codes FILES are in there (NOT the folders containing them since your unit will not go looking in sub folders for info!) then empty the folder completely ie remove whatever is in there but leave the folder.

Go back to your postal code folders and open each in turn. Transfer the FILE from each folder into the ZIP folder - remember, just the files NOT the whole postal folders!! Do not create any other folders within the ZIP folder, just drop the postal files into it. They are probably called something like GB_postal.......... or whatever. Don't put anything else in the ZIP folder!

A card reader is much the quickest way to transfer files from PC to card!

Can you check the contents of your program files on the Medion (the unit) - look for Navigator, expand Navigator and check for a ZIP folder there, too. If there is not one then create one and call it "ZIP" (without the quotes) and place the same postal FILES in it also via the card.

Turn the unit off and back on and/or perform a soft reset and try again.

nikgee · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 28

Hi DennisN,
I was putting in a space, so I tried it without the space, But it still wants the street, followed by number. thanks anyway.
I will try what the other poster has suggested, thanks for that.
Nikgee

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