+Gralorn Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I have just obtained a Tom Tom XXL and would very much like to load onto it as POI my caches that I have on GSAK from a Geocaching PQ. I would therefore ask two things: 1. In lay mans language how do I transfer the caches to Tom Tom as POI, plus enabling me to receive an alert signal when I am within the vicinity of a cache whilst driving around. 2. The latest Macro for transferring caches from GSAK to a Tom Tom Any assistance or advice would be much appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
+castagnari Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I really shouldn't encourage discusion of gsak etc (who have their own excellent forums) But install http://gsak.net/board/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=188798 Plug your tomtom into your computer and run the macro Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I really shouldn't encourage discusion of gsak etc (who have their own excellent forums) But install http://gsak.net/board/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=188798 Plug your tomtom into your computer and run the macro GSAK forums are friendly! Excellent macro! (So long as the TomTom accepts third party POI files. ) Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Installed Macro, plugged in Tom Tom , it said 6 files and that was that. Went to Tom Tom unconnected from PC asked for POI - Church Micro 1234 and it said No POI Found, so obviously doing something wrong still?? Quote Link to comment
+castagnari Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sorry .. I can't help further, as it has always worked for me. I suggest you take your query to the GSAK forums where you will no doubt get the answer/solution to your problem. Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Step by step guide for you http://www.follow-the-arrow.co.uk/resources/paperless.html#showmehow Chris Graculus Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Geocaching Wiki Geocaching.com Help Center UK Geocaching Information & Resources website Quote Link to comment
+lodgebarn Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Installed Macro, plugged in Tom Tom , it said 6 files and that was that. Went to Tom Tom unconnected from PC asked for POI - Church Micro 1234 and it said No POI Found, so obviously doing something wrong still?? When you searched for POI did you look at the categories and browse them or search by name? I would advise to first browse by category and see what is there. If by name then the name sent to he Tom Tom is likely to be the Smart name which you can see in GSAK on the waypoint details screen - it could be ChurchMicro1234 or even shorter. I normally convert Church Micro to CM in GSAK Tools\Options conversions at bottom right to make a more useful smart name (Church Micro=CM). At the moment a search for church or micro on your TomTom might find your poi. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Almost there, do not get the Export Dialogue Box, but after running the Macro and disconnecting Tom Tom from PC it seems to have only transferred ten caches from a list of 607 on GSAK. Have found that 16 I manually added one at a time ! have all loaded? Something needs tweaking, but not sure what. Any suggestions, apart from manually loading 607 caches :ph34r: Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 If you follow my instructions in the 'how to' doc it works fine. It assumes you are using Big Wolf's macro not the native GSAK one. Chris Graculus Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Geocaching Wiki Geocaching.com Help Center UK Geocaching Information & Resources website Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Done exactly as you have said on your four page instructions and it only loads some ten caches? Stumped ..... Tried to go back to factory settings on Tom Tom, but even that still leaves Traditional, Micro and Multi cache categories on the list. So not really getting anywhere fast. Your instructions are straight forward enough. Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 On my TT (One XL) I do notice you can't find caches that are beyond a certain distance - they just don't show up - not sure why. If I put in a city and then search for caches it will show them. If I have a route planned I can find caches 'near destination'. Check if the caches have loaded by searching for a city (place) where you know there should be caches from the PQ. Chris Graculus Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Geocaching Wiki Geocaching.com Help Center UK Geocaching Information & Resources website Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 It seems to be that the Macro by Big Wolf just transfers some 4 micros, 3 traditional and 3 multi caches from a PQ of around 420! So baffled. I have literally just loaded 100 caches by hand adding a POI. Will just have to sort it out somehow. I have a XXL TT. Have updated that as well. Still convinced its something trivial, but what? Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Solved by Big Wolf, the problem was that the caches that I was trying to place on my Tom, Tom were some 25 miles from my current location, so Tom Tom would not play as too far a distance. Tried a PQ of my local area which had some 300 caches and all loaded no problem at all with Macro. So now know the reason. Thanks for all the advice, appreciated. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
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