POI import in C710

[Sallyann]

OK. Here's the answer. iGO POI Explorer doesn't seem to like the fact that POI Edit puts the points into a new folder. What you need to do is create the .kml file in the usual way, then exit POI Edit.
Then open the kml file in a text editor such as Notepad.
Near to the beginning of the file you will find the tag "Folder". Delete this together with its enclosing angle brackets.
Near the end you will find the matching "/Folder". Delete that with its brackets. Save the file, making sure that Notepad doesn't change the extension from .kml.

Now it should import OK into iGO POI Explorer.

*NB*
when it imports, POI Explorer will put the points into a new folder at the highest level on the left side of the tree. You must drag and drop it one level to the right so that it sits under "POI Database", otherwise the Mio won't see it. Alternatively if you already have a suitable folder and you just want to add the new points to it, you can double-click the new folder to open it up and then drag-drop the individual points to your old folder, then delete the empty folder.

Hope this is OK - I must get back to a paying customer!

Sal

[DeeJay01]

[ernest_mio]

Deejay01 - I often get this error when importing the files in to IGO POI Explorer in .kml format.

Suggest you open your source POI file in an application such as POIEdit and save as generic ascii.

Then switch to import an ascii file from within IGO POI Explorer.

Remember to drag&drop the imported file in to the IGO POI database before exporting back to the igo database (offline).

[rronaldson]

I just can't get POI EXplorer to work. I can't even get it to start. I just get "iGO POI Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. ". This happens with the beta version as well. Do I need anything else installed to run this program?
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Reg

[Sallyann]

[rronaldson]

Hi Sal,

You may be right. I had NET installed on my previous PC but can't recall if I loaded it onto this one. Couldn't get onto the MS Update site earlier this evening but I'll try again.
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Reg

[DeeJay01]

[DeeJay01]

[rronaldson]

Sal & DJ,

I've got POI Explorer working now. I did the install for NET but as it asked me whether I wanted to Repair or Uninstall I assume I already had it installed. Anyway I did a Repair and the program works now. Thanks for your help. I think I will do a rebuild of my POIs a bit at a time and see how that affects my Settings Backup.
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Reg

[ernest_mio]

I'm confused. I downloaded my version from:

http://inetcom.hu/mick/igo/

The version is: 1.0.0.637 which is still the beta.

When importing I select File, Import, POIs from file, and then select CSV POI file (*.csv,*.asc,*.txt) from the drop down box.

If the drop down box is not there then I'm stumped - wish I had some of Sal's programming skills - never got past basic on a ZX80.

[Sallyann]

This morning I used POI explorer (version 1.0.0.637) to import a list of 6,050 locations into my iGO.db. I had to go and make a cup of coffee while it finished the job, but after that I copied the modified file back to the C710 and they are all in there and displaying. I don't need the data on the Mio (it is a list of a customer's locations and he has a much better mapping system) but it was interesting to see that it worked perfectly.

Sal

[GPSBear]

What about selecting the correct icon? I have used poiconvert and just get the default "stacked items" icon.
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[DeeJay01]

[ernest_mio]

[Sallyann]

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