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Data cable
Posted: 15 June 05 8:44 pm
by president & 1st lady
We have just purchased a data cable for our e-trex and are keen to download waypoints using it and GSAK before heading out on Saturday.
This is probably a straight forward question, but I'll ask anyway....... We have heaps of waypoints in the GPS currently. If I download waypoints now, will it overwrite these or add to them?
1st lady
Posted: 15 June 05 9:13 pm
by riblit
It will add to them. If two have the same name it may complain or overwrite. Depends on the GPS.
Posted: 15 June 05 9:16 pm
by president & 1st lady
Thank you Mister Riblet - I'm going to play with it now.
1st lady
Posted: 15 June 05 9:25 pm
by swampgecko
Past exprience has shown that anoverwrite will occur if there are same name issues. This was a big problem for me until I realised I had set up GSAK with the wrong data about my GPS... now there are no issues.
Just make sure that you tell the software how many characters there are in the waypoint name.
example a Garmin 12 uses only 6 characters, where as other garmins use 8 or 12.
Posted: 15 June 05 10:06 pm
by president & 1st lady
Thanks Gooseberry hunters (or is that Goose Berry Hunters?
), worked a treat. It added new. I kept the download to only the ones I knew I hadn't entered the hard way.
All smiles here.
1st lady
Posted: 16 June 05 12:00 am
by aussiecoder
For future reference, if you think there is some chance of damage to your waypoints (or tracks), download them to the PC first, then upload your changes.
If the changes mess up your GPS, you can delete all the waypoints, then upload the copy you made by doing the download before you did the upload.
dave
Where can I get a data cable for Etrex inexpensive
Posted: 20 June 05 11:22 am
by fhlai
Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.
Re: Where can I get a data cable for Etrex inexpensive
Posted: 20 June 05 11:33 am
by Ebenezer
fhlai wrote:Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.
From Hong Kong, maybe try
http://www.pc-mobile.net/gedc.htm (prices are in $US). Note that you need 2 components for their cables: The end that connects to the etrex, and the end that connects to your PC or PDA.
Posted: 20 June 05 11:35 am
by Cached
Can anyone tell me where I can buy a data cable for etrex with reasonable price.
EBay.
Posted: 20 June 05 11:52 am
by binns1012
Buy Local, gpsoz.com.au I have no affiliation with this company just a happy repeat customer
regards Tony
Posted: 20 June 05 1:37 pm
by Cached
Bought mine for the old Venture from this guy :
http://search.ebay.com.au/_W0QQsassZgpsQ5fcity
In Perth.
Posted: 20 June 05 7:23 pm
by Dooghan
Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.
Posted: 20 June 05 7:39 pm
by president & 1st lady
Dooghan wrote:Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.
Do you get a good conversion rate for Au$?
Posted: 21 June 05 11:29 am
by Dooghan
president & 1st lady wrote:Dooghan wrote:Made mine out of an old mouse cable and an old credit card.
Do you get a good conversion rate for Au$?
Priceless
