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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:08 pm    Post subject: Help please - can't unzip folder Reply with quote

I have downloaded the zip file of POI's from here and tried to open it with WinZip on Windows and stuffit on mac.

WinZip says "Cannot open file; it does not appear to be a valid archive"

Stuffit just creates a duplicate zip folder.

What am I doing wrong? I have done this in the past but I can't remember how I did it.

Help please.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you tried a new download? Sometimes they can get corrupted for some reason or other.
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup, 3 times. Sad
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2010 5:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you tried Ticking the Show Link Option?

How many Categories and how many SubCategories in each are you downloading?

Is it OV2 or CSV file types?
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2010 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I tried the show link option.

One categories with two sub categories.

CSV file types.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2010 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On another note...

I have just bought a Garmin Nuvi 1340 and I have read about people having problems when installing too many POI's.

What is the maximum amount of POI's I could install without encountering any problems?


Many thanks.
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PostPosted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please anyone?
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a lot more to say, I'm afraid....

All I can suggest is trying the download itself (rather then just the unzipping)on another computer if you haven't tried that already.

I just tried test downloads of
1. just the Bed and Breakfasts in the "Accomodation" section,
2. the entire Accommodation Section - Separated and
3. the entire Accommodation Section - Combined into one file

....all with or with out using the "Show link" button.

They all downloaded and unzipped fine, with a simple right mouse click and selecting "Extract all".
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, I've tried it on a macbook and a windows laptop.

WinZip gave the error I stated in the first post and stuffit on the mac just creates a seconed zip file.

Got a friend coming round later with his laptop to give it a go for me as this site wouldn't work earlier on another friends windows millennium desktop.

I'm going away to Belgium and Holland on the 31st and a few POI's for different things would be of great help.
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