+sloth96 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Hello, I have attempted to download the loc file of upcoming Mega Events and it seems to be corrupted (again). The manner of downloading is go to http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=0045c8ed-3264-461c-982e-252931737834 Then check the check icon at the upper left of the table. This then checks all the caches. Hitting the download to .loc button works downloads a .loc file. Trying to import this file into gsak fails. XMLlint on this file complains </waypoint><![CDATA[Thanks for Playing by Nice Try]]></name> ^ geocaching (52).loc:184: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document <coord lat="0" lon="0"/> Thanks for Playing by Nice Try is not mentioned in the bookmarklist page above. A similar issue was reported in the posting below. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=324488&st=0&p=5411941&fromsearch=1entry5411941 That one went away with time as a cache entered its one year before event window. Hopefully the lackeys remedy this. Sloth96 Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 As in the prior thread, you are trying to download a file for a cache on the bookmark list that hasn't yet been published. As a security measure the site returns the "Thanks for Playing, Nice Try" message when users attempt this. I did not check every Mega Event in the list, but I know of at least one (Midwest GeoBash 2015) that isn't published, because it's sitting in my "on hold" queue. Quote Link to comment
+sloth96 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Howdy There is no check mark next to such a cache. I thought my eyes were failing so I did a search and the word "playing" is not even on the bookmark list page. Sloth96 Quote Link to comment
+sloth96 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Howdy There is no check mark next to such a cache. I thought my eyes were failing so I did a search and the word "playing" is not even on the bookmark list page. Sloth96 Howdy, I checked again, assuming all the dates listed on the bookmark list are valid. There is no way I could have selected a cache called Thanks for Playing, Nice Try from the list. Even with just two valid caches on the list, it all seems good. A screenshot of my check marks is attached. Sloth96 Quote Link to comment
+sloth96 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Link to the image is Here. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Howdy There is no check mark next to such a cache. I thought my eyes were failing so I did a search and the word "playing" is not even on the bookmark list page. Sloth96 There is no Event called "Playing" Read what Keystone says: As in the prior thread, you are trying to download a file for a cache on the bookmark list that hasn't yet been published. As a security measure the site returns the "Thanks for Playing, Nice Try" message when users attempt this. I did not check every Mega Event in the list, but I know of at least one (Midwest GeoBash 2015) that isn't published, because it's sitting in my "on hold" queue. Its a security measure the site returns the "Thanks for Playing, Nice Try" message when users attempt to do something they should not! Quote Link to comment
+sloth96 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 I am tracking now. The issue is that the midwest geobash has not been published. Why would they put such a cache on the bookmark list? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) I am tracking now. The issue is that the midwest geobash has not been published. Why would they put such a cache on the bookmark list? Because the Midwest GeoBash has been a Mega-Event for the past decade, and Geocaching HQ finished its work with the organizers this week for the 2015 version. That work ended with upgrading the event page to Mega-Event status (which can only be applied by a Lackey), placing the listing on the Mega-Event bookmark list, and releasing the event listing into the Ohio review queue. I picked it up from there. Hopefully the listing can be published soon. Edited October 25, 2014 by Keystone Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 I am tracking now. The issue is that the midwest geobash has not been published. Why would they put such a cache on the bookmark list? Because the Midwest GeoBash has been a Mega-Event for the past decade, and Geocaching HQ finished its work with the organizers this week for the 2015 version. That work ended with upgrading the event page to Mega-Event status (which can only be applied by a Lackey), placing the listing on the Mega-Event bookmark list, and releasing the event listing into the Ohio review queue. I picked it up from there. Hopefully the listing can be published soon. As I pointed out in the previous message that doesn't fix the problem. The problem is that when an unpublished cache is included, the XML that is generated is not well-formed. Once the cache is published, the system will generate well-formed and valid XML, but the code used to generated a waypoint for an unpublished caches appears to be broken. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) .... Edited October 26, 2014 by Isonzo Karst Quote Link to comment
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