davidstoll

Actually, the Montana does support new geocache symbols. It took me a while to discover this because just changing one tag didn't seem to help. You need to update 2 tags. <Groundspeak:type>Geocache<\Groundspeak:type> and <sym>Traditional Cache<\sym> They need to be the name of a BMP file that you create in the symbols folder. So, if I create a new BMP (with the correct specs) called "whatever.bmp", all I need to do is look for those two tags and change them to "whatever.bmp" <Groundspeak:type>whatever.bmp<\Groundspeak:type> and <sym>whatever.bmp<\sym>

I see now. You have to zoom WAY in before you can see it. Sorry about that. I was really wanting to just change the icon to a TB icon about the same size as a regular green cache icon. Is there any way to have the macro change the <Groundspeak:type> element in the gpx if it contains a TB?

So, basically, I attach the GPS, I load the gpx file into gsak. Load the macro, select "include attribute POI's", select "Travel Bug" and hit run? A new GPX file is sent to the GPS...but I don't see any changes to the caches with travel bugs. What am I doing wrong with the macro?

I actually had that macro and maybe I don't fully understand it or something, but I can't figure out how to make it do what I want. I checked the POI attribute "travelbug" and all 500 caches were exported into a new gpx file and I don't see a difference. The problem is I need a very specific line in the xml changed to something else if it has a trackable.

Following this information: custom geocache icons (yes, I know it is for Oregon) You can customize icons with standard/system/reserved geocache names: listed here Or standard/system/reserved waypoint names: listed here So, ok, I can make my own icons as long as the names of the .bmp files match a reserved name...and that works...but what if I want to create a new class (custom named) geocache icon? It says that you can make custom named .bmp files (not in the standard lists) and put the name in a .gpx file by changing <sym> element, but it doesn't work. It will not recognize .bmp files unless they follow any of the standard/system names already reserved. It looks like the only way you can get a custom icon with a non-reserved name to show up is if you change the <Groundspeak:type> element. I'm wondering if this is a bug or maybe the custom name is not yet recognized in the Montana firmware under the <sym> element...? Can I request this feature/fix? Also, is there a program that can automatically (gpxspinner, gsak, etc) process a .gpx file to change the <Groundspeak:type> element if a trackable is in the cache? I can use gpxspinner to change the <sym> element if it has a trackable, but not the <Groundspeak:type> element. Basically, I want to have an icon for caches that have trackables so it is obvious at a simple glance of the GPS map. Thanks for your time. I hope I was clear. Please let me know if I need to clarify anything.

We bought some coins and other geocaching stuff at the recent Geocaching Event we went to. There were individuals there selling things. What exactly are you looking for?

We need someone who is willing to go up into the Blue Hills and retrieve a cache we placed there before winter sets in. If someone is willing to do this for us they may have everything that is inside, but please send our travelbug on its way to its goal. There are two caches on the way to ours, if someone wants to log them too. You cannot get credit for finding our cache, but you would be doing us a tremendous favor and you get to keep all the contents. If anyone is interested please contact us. We will then give the coordinates, and even a picture of where it is exactly located. Thank you! David & Kathi team DavidStoll

This is a really cool utility for SAHH. Looks like it only reads in 6 characters. i.e. GCxxxx. If the cache name is less than 6 characters (i.e. GCxxx), it errors out. If the cache has more than 6 characters, it trunkates the characters off the WPT file that it exports. Any updates to this utility. It would be very helpfull! looking at the code, here is where the problem is... '***** Look for the waypoint (code) name (e.g., GCxxxx) If InStr(A$, "<name>") > 0 Then '***** Parse out the waypoint name WPName$ = Mid$(LTrim(A$), 7, 6) End If It's assuming all waypoint (GC) names have exactly 6 characters. If you treat this section more like the the full waypoint name section.... '***** Look for the waypoint name (e.g., Buddy's Cache) If InStr(A$, "<Groundspeak:name>") > 0 Then '***** Parse out the waypoint name WPClose$ = Mid$(LTrim(A$), 19) WPClose$ = Mid$(WPClose$, 1, InStr(WPClose$, "</Groundspeak:name>") - 1) '***** No more than 31 characters in length WPClose$ = Left$(WPClose$, 31) End If This should fix all the problems. I'm not an experienced programmer, but this should be close... '***** Look for the waypoint (code) name (e.g., GCxxxx) If InStr(A$, "<name>") > 0 Then '***** Parse out the waypoint name WPName$ = Mid$(LTrim(A$), 7) WPName$ = Mid$(WPName$, 1, InStr(WPName$, "</name>") - 1) End If

Is it possible to upload images to my profile, so when people look at it, they will be able to see some of my adventures? (not linked to a particular cache) Thanks!