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chopper7
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ok i give up, spent all afternoon trying to download poi's from the blueyonder site saved them clicked on poi editor opended files clicked on the poi i want and all i get is unknown format.
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Tim Buxton
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Have you extracted the files after saving them?
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chopper7
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no one said anything about extracting them!
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stephenchappell
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| Tim Buxton wrote: | | Save the Postcodes and addresses in an Excel file (or .asc, .csv, etc.) and then import them into Autoroute. Save the file as an .axe file and then convert the .axe file to a Tomtom .asc file using Oldie's POIConverter. (A Google search will help, or click on Oldie's www button.) This .asc file will then import directly into the Navman POIEditor. |
ok i have done this, i used my home address and saved it as a test, and converted it to ascii and got it to go into my pois on my phone, and ermmm navigated to it even though i am at home and it said the poi (my home address) was about 6 miles away :-( but on autoroute 2005 it was right on top of the route? any ideas, i dont fancy doing about 300 garden centres if they are not going to be even close |
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chopper7
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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right ive extracted them and got to the save device bit etc but only the top line was highlighted, do i ahve to add each and every line? of the excel file
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| chopper7 wrote: | no one said anything about extracting them!
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Mojo said | Quote: | | Just unzip the files |
on page one, to which you replied | Quote: | | thanks, but im still struggling sob |
So someone did actually say something about extracting them.
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Tim Buxton
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| chopper7 wrote: | right ive extracted them and got to the save device bit etc but only the top line was highlighted, do i ahve to add each and every line? of the excel file
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There is no Excel file. It is a .csv file and if you open it in Excel then you will corrupt it. You shouldn't have to add each and every line, the file should go in. Have you searched for any of your newly imported POIs?
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| stephenchappell wrote: | | ok i have done this, i used my home address and saved it as a test, and converted it to ascii and got it to go into my pois on my phone, and ermmm navigated to it even though i am at home and it said the poi (my home address) was about 6 miles away :-( but on autoroute 2005 it was right on top of the route? any ideas, i dont fancy doing about 300 garden centres if they are not going to be even close |
If you just put your full postcode into AR2005 into the 'Find' box, where does it show it?
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chopper7
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yahooooooooo tim is the greatest tim is the greatest! cheers dude it worked thank you
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Tim Buxton
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| chopper7 wrote: | yahooooooooo tim is the greatest tim is the greatest! cheers dude it worked thank you
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I wouldn't go quite that far, but am glad (and relieved) that you are now up and running. 8)
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stephenchappell
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| Tim Buxton wrote: | | stephenchappell wrote: | | ok i have done this, i used my home address and saved it as a test, and converted it to ascii and got it to go into my pois on my phone, and ermmm navigated to it even though i am at home and it said the poi (my home address) was about 6 miles away :-( but on autoroute 2005 it was right on top of the route? any ideas, i dont fancy doing about 300 garden centres if they are not going to be even close |
If you just put your full postcode into AR2005 into the 'Find' box, where does it show it? |
the post code is right on the nose (or door step) when i look at the pin on ar2005 it is exactly right, i have saved the file again and it still puts the location on navman 6 miles away? |
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Tim Buxton
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How strange. Occasionally one is a bit out, or can't be recognised by AR, but I can't think what's happening in your instance. I've made many files using this method and although I don't check every location, they are generally reasonably accurate of the few places I have checked.
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Tim Buxton
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When you've saved the file as an .asc, can you re-import it (the .asc) into Autoroute and see where the pushpin is?
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chopper7
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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ok tim now u have solved that problem got another one for you and this is your challenge if you are prepared to accept it. how do i find out about low bridges and load them in as a warning as i have a motorhome and am rather attached to the roof bit. i have a icn530navman.
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stephenchappell
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim Buxton wrote: | | When you've saved the file as an .asc, can you re-import it (the .asc) into Autoroute and see where the pushpin is? |
i have just re done the push pin in ar2005 and then saved as an ascii and converted it and inserted into my navman as before and guess what
its bang on this time? although it did say i was in the street behind mine but then i was stood in the back garden.
i will try a few garden centers in aa2005 tomorrow and see how it goes
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