GSAK Corrected Coordinates

[Agent Basil]

Whilst I still experiment with the best approach, a question for the gurus. Every so often, I run two PQ's to pick up all the unfound caches in my area to get updated logs etc. If I have corrected coordinates against a puzzle cache in my database, does loading the new GPX files actually overwrite the existing records or do my corrected coordinates survive ?

[Richary]

The corrected coordinates seem to survive OK, as I have a few unfound but solved ones in there.

It's easy to test of course, pick one you have found and don't care about any more and enter some corrected coordinates. The reload the GPX for that cache and see what is in the database.

I suspect they would disappear if you accidentally ticked the erase database box though.

[ian-and-penny]

The corrected coordinates will survive. Any new GPX will update, not overwrite, what is already there.

It's probably better to ask GSAK questions on the GSAK forum.

[Agent Basil]

Well.........................corrected coordinates survived........but they didn't make it into the GPS during the export process

[ian-and-penny]

Well they should have!!

what's your GPS type and the process you used?

[Agent Basil]

Oregon 450T, I exported to GPX file and copied that singular file to the Oregon. The cache would have already been on the Oregon, part of a much larger file.

[winterdragon]

The cache would have already been on the Oregon, part of a much larger file.

That's a problem as the GPS may pick up the cache from either file, and it sounds like it's used the details from the larger file in this case. You'll need to try it with a cache that's not already in that file, or remove/rename the file when you try it.

On a side note - if you want to be adventurous, the Garmin Export macro is pretty powerful & offers more features than a simple GPX export.

[Bewilderbeest]

Oregon 450T, I exported to GPX file and copied that singular file to the Oregon. The cache would have already been on the Oregon, part of a much larger file.

Is there a reason why you dont use the 'Send to GPS' menu option?

[Agent Basil]

Oregon 450T, I exported to GPX file and copied that singular file to the Oregon. The cache would have already been on the Oregon, part of a much larger file.

Is there a reason why you dont use the 'Send to GPS' menu option?

Can't see that on GSAK !

[Toriaz]

Oregon 450T, I exported to GPX file and copied that singular file to the Oregon. The cache would have already been on the Oregon, part of a much larger file.

Is there a reason why you dont use the 'Send to GPS' menu option?

Can't see that on GSAK !

I think he means:

'GPS' menu, then 'Send Waypoints'.

That's what I normally use.