no 7 didgit postcode

westentertainer · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: no 7 didgit postcode

hello i have just downloaded tt 7 on my orbit 2 wm 6 ,i also downloaded a free city map just to try [all legal may i add ] but i noticed there is no 7 didgit post code facility ,does this only come with purchased maps...many thanks in advance

mpwilson99 · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

You will probably need the .postal file

Depending on what your free map was, if it was in the UK or Netherlands it will work with the files contained in here...

http://www.tomtom.com/updates/zipcodes/map7/wezipcodes715.zip

Extract the files in the Zip to a folder called Zip on your MicroSD card.

Good Luck
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westentertainer · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:

thanks but there is no folder called zip on micro card ,only the cab ..is there somewhere else in the root i can make a folder?

mikealder · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:37 am Post subject:

Using File Explorer on the PDA go to your storage card and create a folder called "zip" - put the postcode files from the download link provided by mpwilson99 into the folder named "zip and you will have full postcode search capability - Mike

westentertainer · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject:

ok is the zip s pelt with uppercase or lowercase thanks

mikealder · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:54 pm Post subject:

zip all lower case - Mike

westentertainer · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject:

still not working

westentertainer · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

i connected device to HOME and displayed the content and it shows the zip folder with the postcodes !

ToonRocks · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 11, 2008 Posts: 1

I had similar problem, the files in zip folder fixed, however did not work immediately as when I extracted zip folder to the Root directory, winzip created a zip folder within the zip folder !!

Bottom Line :- Just make sure you only have one zip folder in the root directory of your sd card, and that the two .ver files and the two .postal files are inside !!

Mine worked .... Good Luck

westentertainer · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

there is only one zip folder with postcode files inside on the root of my sd card and it still wont work,could it be that i have a free city map

mpwilson99 · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:34 pm Post subject:

You never did say what city map you downloaded Question

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westentertainer · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject:

it was Cardiff south wales sorry for any confusion

mikealder · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject:

I am not too sure the city maps do support postcode search, although you might want to try moving the zip folder and its contents to the device memory where the TomTom folder is, this will consume around 10MB of memory on your phone though, but it might cure the issue unless as I suspect the map cannot deal with postcodes - Mike

westentertainer · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:10 pm Post subject:

thanks ,,how do i obtain maps for this ,i have tried home but there is nothing to tell me where to purchase,i would also like to have the speed cameras as well but if you cant open the map you cant

mikealder · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject:

What version of Home are you using, try the latest release from the TomTom web site - Mike

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