Aaargh!!! What am I doing wrong?!!!!

fat_chook · Post by **fat_chook** » 14 December 06 9:28 pm

I've upgraded my membership to Premium and am trying to download multiple waypoints in GPX format all at once. This is what I'm doing:-

On geocaching.com
Search for postcode 4565
Matches 119 records
At the bottom of the page I choose "Check All"
then Download Waypoints
When it asks if I want to open or save this file, the file is automatically called 'geocaching.loc'

I thought if I upgraded my membership to Premium I could download multiple GPX waypoints at once?

What am I doing wrong? Do I have to download them one by one if I want them as GPX files?

(I've downloaded GSAK to open the files in and if I do it one by one, theres no problem, but 119 one at a time is a bit much)

TeamBeanDare · Post by **TeamBeanDare** » 14 December 06 9:33 pm

From the my account section aat GC.com find the pocket queries section on the right hand side and create a query for the caches you want.

Use a program like GSAK to manage you waypoints.

fat_chook · Post by **fat_chook** » 14 December 06 10:22 pm

Thanks TeamBeanDare. I just ran a pocket query and got 105 records but they still want to download as a LOC file. Will give it a rest tonight and have another go in the morning

riblit · Post by **riblit** » 14 December 06 10:45 pm

did you specify gpx in the pocket query?

juzmac · Post by **juzmac** » 27 December 06 12:03 pm

fat_chook wrote:Thanks TeamBeanDare. I just ran a pocket query and got 105 records but they still want to download as a LOC file. Will give it a rest tonight and have another go in the morning

As Riblit pointed out - you will need to specify the GPX format for the pocket query. When creating a new query - there is a drop down box just above the submit information button. The options are .gpx and .loc so changing that should fix it all up for you...

Cheers
Justin

Sunshine Toledo · Post by **Sunshine Toledo** » 27 December 06 3:42 pm

When downloading into your GPSr you usually only get .loc files to download. Gpx files are used on your computer and in a PDA but won't download to a GPSr. I think that is correct.