New Program - GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

[ClydeE]

Hmm I did a little searching in those forums myself with little luck, could you please supply a link?

There are a few threads on this, but probably the most informative is http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index. ... &p=1014136

[Aushiker]

From http://gsak.net/help/hs1060.htm

Added support for the "Earth" cache type.

What is this?

This is a new type of cache that groundspeak have added to the existing ones. A search on "earth" in the groundspeak forums should get you a more complete explanation.

Hmm I did a little searching in those forums myself with little luck, could you please supply a link?

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Try http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index. ... =81981&hl=
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Andrew

[Aushiker]

From http://gsak.net/help/hs1060.htm

Added support for the "Earth" cache type.

What is this?

This is a new type of cache that groundspeak have added to the existing ones. A search on "earth" in the groundspeak forums should get you a more complete explanation.

Hmm I did a little searching in those forums myself with little luck, could you please supply a link?

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Try http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index. ... =81981&hl= or better still http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index. ... 77126&st=0 and scroll down.
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Andrew

[Mind Socket]

Interesting. I'm pretty sure I think this is an unnecessary new cache type, but I'll reserve my judgement for now. I would have thought there would be cache types for puzzle, "under weeds", commercial and other "raising awareness for [insert Jeremy's latest cause here]" caches first.

- R

[ClydeE]

GSAK Version 4.2.1 now available

Version 4.2.1 is a maintenance release for version 4.2 to address issues that have now come to light:

Fixed "Dataset must be in edit ..." crash on load of some GPX files
Fixed "Invalid variant type conversion" crash after restore of settings from a pre 4.2 backup.
Fixed crash when trying to associate GPX files with GSAK on a computer that does not have sufficient privileges.
Fixed refresh of drop down database after database restore.
Fixed the macro LOAD command incorrectly using the last file loaded rather than the file specified with the file= command.
Fixed obscure instance of the "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window"
Fixed incorrect display of grid after update of user data with a filter of "User Data" = "Not Empty"
Fixed obscure Message: '00:00:00' is not a valid time" crash with language set to Norwegian (Bokmal) - perhaps others?
Fixed problems with filters not returning the correct waypoints after a global replace.
Fixed crash on edit of waypoint, after global replace of the "Placed date" to a blank date.
Fixed crash when you switch to an empty database (only happens when smart names needed recalculation)
Fixed refresh of filter drop down boxes after a settings restore.
Added link to the current GSAK thread at geocaching.com in the Help=>About box
Minor help file changes.

This is a recommended update to all users.

Download from the GSAK home page here http://gsak.net

Cheers
Clyde

[Mind Socket]

I'm working on a space/cost/bandwidth efficient method of retrieving and storing maps too..

Got this working now. My automated workflow now caches multimap.com images locally and links from the GSAK HTML (the link is not pretty, but it works a treat). The map images added 30Mb to the size of my PDA converted version covering all unfound and available caches in NSW (lucky I've got a memory card). It also takes quite a bit longer to update the map cache and convert all the images, but it's worth it.

- R

[ClydeE]

GSAK Version 4.2.2 now available

Version 4.2.2 is another maintenance release and fixes some more issues that have come to light since the release of 4.2.1

For a list of fixes please see http://gsak.net/help/hs1060.htm

Download this latest version from http://gsak.net

[swampgecko]

Clyde,

Nice work as per usual, I just upgraded to 4.2.2.

Just one request to make.

Any chance of seperating Archived and Inactive caches to their own check boxes within the filtering process?

Thanks for your efforts,

Swampy

[ClydeE]

Clyde,
Any chance of seperating Archived and Inactive caches to their own check boxes within the filtering process?
Swampy

You can already do this. For simplicity in the general tab, you only have the option of archived/unavailable. However, take a look at the "other" tab and you will notice a check box for Archived and another one for Temorarily unavailable

[swampgecko]

hmmm ok... will look a bit harder next time... thanks Clyde

Swampy

[Blaze_au]

You can already do this. For simplicity in the general tab, you only have the option of archived/unavailable. However, take a look at the "other" tab and you will notice a check box for Archived and another one for Temorarily unavailable

Where is this 'other' tab? Under Tools > Options > General? I can't find it.

[dak's Emu Mob]

Blaze,
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The 'Other' tab is located on the "Set Filter" dialogue box. You can get there with the Ctrl-F shortcut.
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Cheers,
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dak

[Blaze_au]

wow.. filters.. this program is just packed with features

[ClydeE]

wow.. filters.. this program is just packed with features

Yes, filters allow you to slice and dice your data in just about every possible way. All exports then work on just the subset generated by these filters.

Don't forget, filters can be saved. So if you have a rather complicated filter that uses many options, save it with a meaningful name then you can just select it from the drop down box on the main screen.

Filters can also be used in the macro language of GSAK

Macro language? Please see the help file or online here http://www.gsak.net/help/hs21000.htm

[Damo.]

What is the easiest way to sort out caches found? I have a lot in the list that don't recognise I have found them.