Dave77459

I read this thread with interest. I was one of the first Quantum Leap finders, so I know it is real (with 210 watchers???!). But forget all that. Someone mentioned the redneck outboard, but I didn't see a pic of him churning the water? Ahhh...

Got it! Thanks so much! Dave

I have a macro to generate cache lists for importing to MSST. I would like the macro to create a "NEW!" cache list by selecting caches who are less than a week old. Manually, I set the Placed Date to a week ago. How can I do this programmatically in a macro? i.e., $_DATE_PLACED = IncDay(TODAY(), -7) Generally speaking, are Filter variables programmable? It would be nice to be able to do something like CANCELFILTER Filter Name="Unfound Traditional" IF $_FILTERCOUNT > 0 Export Type=SNT File="C:\GPS\traditional.csv" ENDIF $_TYPE_TRADITIONAL = 0 $_TYPE_MULTI = 1 IF $_FILTERCOUNT > 0 Export Type=SNT File="C:\GPS\multi.csv" ENDIF $_TYPE_MULTI = 0 $_TYPE_LETTERBOX = 1 IF $_FILTERCOUNT > 0 Export Type=SNT File="C:\GPS\letter.csv" ENDIF etc etc Also, let me voice my support for a "Final Status" dialog for when you get your data via email versus loading files. It would be nice if the same options were available too (set User Flag if updated, etc). Thanks! Dave

Well, that was easy! As a test, I D/L'd my GPS into EasyGPS, then deleted all the waypoints and saved the GPX. It contained only the route I wanted. Then, in the Arc/Poly dialog, I asked GSAK to load a File, in this case the GPX I just created. Slick as snot, it worked! THANK YOU! (Still, direct route reading would be nice, but this is a 1 minute solution)

Is it possible for GSAK to receive a route from my Garmin and use it for an Arc/Poly filter? My current workflow is to build the route on my GPSr, then use EasyGPS to read the route and it to a GPX file. I then use a text editor to format it into a text file compatible with GSAK. Even with a powerful and smart programmer's editor, this is a pretty big PITA. How can I simplify this? My first desire is to have GSAK read my Garmin, but that seems to be unsupported. What is the best supported way to do this?

When you select an option that wants to display any HTML data, GSAK just invokes your default browser. Make firefox your default browser and all should be well. That's what I figured, so I am stuck seeing the dreaded IE pop up. Thanks for such a fine product. When I get my next pay in a few days, I'm registering. Dave77459

I have maybe a weird question. I am now using the Mozilla Firefox browser for all my browsing. However, I am using a corporate laptop most of the time, and I am required to have IE as the default browser. Is there a way to specify what browser to use for GSAK? Its not a big deal, obviously, but my preference would be to use a decent browser (if I can). Plus, Firefox is always open when GSAK is, and not waiting for IE to bootstrap up would be a big plus. Dave77459

Just to be stupid about this, do all the BBCODE functions work when LOGGING cache finds (which I believe was the original question)? I can create HTML for pages, etc, but I am not sure what does and doesn't work with LOGs. It would be nice to add a link to log entries from time to time, for example. Sorry to be dumb! Dave

I ended up reinstalling more carefully, making sure the path was right. The program appends a \GSAK to wherever you tell it to put it, so when I said "somepath\GSAK", it put the new files in "somepath\GSAK\GSAK". Because the line is longer than the edit box, I didn't see the extra GSAK on the end. All's well now. Dave

I just upgraded to GSAK 3.0.3. Now I cannot find my database and the locations are gone. I was not using the default \Program Files\ location, but one off \My Documents. What files should I look for, and where should I move them (assuming they are not overwritten)? Dave

We have a Recipe exchange cache here in Houston. I imagine it will be fun to revisit once people have left their favorite party recipes. Dave

A bit off-topic, but I have a request. Those who mention signature items, could you please post a link to a picture or page that shows the items? I love the idea of signature items (wooden mushrooms? golf tee games? hand twisted scorpions?) and would like some ideas. When you mention geo-coins, do you make them yourself or buy them? I've seen both. What do people think of flattened pennies/quarters that you get from historical sites? I myself leave new batteries that I got in a brick and were packaged as pairs. I reckon someone running low on juice but with a couple more caches on their day's list would appreciate a boost. (There, I ended up on-topic) Dave

I am getting dangerously close to exceeding my posts compared to my finds, so this could be my last post for a while. But... I want to complain about what happens when I try to download a LOC file. More than half the time, I get the stupid "Downloading GPX/LOC files" page, which says "You have already read and accepted the license agreement." So why am I seeing this page instead of receiving the LOC file??? Argh! This is highly frustrational! Many times, I just give up and type in the coords by hand. Since this is my last post, I'll make it a double. The eBook format doesn't work on my Palm. MobiPocket reboots my Palm, making me reset the dang thing. Worse than useless. ClayJar Watcher is super cool, though, so I'll balance my second complaint with some optimism. Dave

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like it might be a winner, though the sample at RITR seems useful as well. I am thinking of making a micro cache consisting of just this log book and pencil, hanging from a galvan wire. Exposed (not in a plastic tub), but kinda protected in a sheltered area. Do you think it will survive? Mostly, Houston (where I live) is all about humidity although the odd tropical storm comes through. Dave

The Rite in the Rain logbook looks oh-so-cool, but visiting the RITR website shows there are many formats of this special paper. The Groundspeak product site says this: quote:"Inside are customized geocaching log pages giving you fields for date, name and notes from your find." What is this customized log page format? Can someone post a picture (perhaps even on the product page??) of the paper? To save shipping I might buy several and use them for outside interests (gasp!), but if the format is super specialized, I might buy just one or two. Is anyone using these yet, and have a story to tell? Is the cover as durable as the paper inside? TIA, Dave

quote:That's not the case with <p>, <br>, or <hr>! Probably I should have said every paired tag. That actually includes <p></p>, <li></li>. I responding mostly to the hacked code supplied by BeachBuddies, which converted the single row TXA Icon Generator output into 3 rows, improperly formatted. They should have included </td></tr>, and without it many browsers would gag. Older versions of Netscape did that. quote:It's been a standard from the very beginning for browsers to ignore what they can't parse, so what you suggest shouldn't break anything. What I suggest will make the code work better with new and strict browsers, and will help migrate to XML. Having browsers ignore what they don't understand is what makes the decryption "tags" <hy> and <yv> work. Dave

I find this entire thread to be entirely enjoyable and enlightening. Thanks for the great idea, and I hope it becomes sticky. However, I suggest that folks make sure they use clean HTML if they want their pages displayed on the widest available number of platforms. For example, BeachBuddies posted (I snipped): quote:<tr><td><image src='http://www.texasgeocaching.com/images/cache_icons/dog2.gif'><td>Dogs Allowed<br><tr><td><image src='http://www.texasgeocaching.com/images/cache_icons/ears.gif'><td>Equestrian Trail However, this code is not correct. Every tag that starts should be completed. Simply, there are no </td> or </tr> tags. You shouldn't start a tag unless you end it. Thus, <tr><td><image src='http://www.texasgeocaching.com/images/cache_icons/dog2.gif'><td>Dogs Allowed<br></td></tr> <tr><td><image src='http://www.texasgeocaching.com/images/cache_icons/ears.gif'><td>Equestrian Trail</td></tr> I realize that this code is generated by someone else, and I'll contact them to alert them of the issue as well. Later, RJFerret wrote: quote:<hy><ul><yv><li>[Hint] Traditional hiding place. <yv><li>

I'd like to complain about people who "collect" TBs. I don't mean having a few in your possession, but revisiting caches they'd already found just to be able to grab a newly placed TB before anyone else. It would be one thing if you could fulfill the TB's quest (e.g., the TB wants to go to Botswana, and you happen to be heading there in a week), but just snaking the TB in order to possess it for a while? How selfish is that? Thanks for this thread; its mighty therapeutic. []

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Thank you very much for the quick and useful reply. I appreciate it!

Basic dumb question: What is the difference between GPS and GPSr, and when do you use either? Dave

quote:Originally posted by gt40:The last cache is a locked footlocker, and the previous cache has the key. Inside the footlocker is the birthday presents and party favors (or even the cake!) This more valuable cache would have to be placed while the kids are off looking for the others, and would need to be guarded, though. This is a pretty great idea. But, I could put the locked thing back home to keep it safe. If the last cache has only a key, it can be really small (maybe the round Altoids?). Thanks all for the great ideas and replies. I hope to get some more of them. I think my son (and his friends) will go wild! Dave

I got the GPS for safety before going backpacking, then was "turned on" to geocaching before we left. My son and I had such a great time on the trip and since, that we've decided to make his 12th BD party geocaching-oriented. The plan: The day or so before, I go to a local park and hide several containers, such as a multi-cache. Then, around dusk the next day, the party starts. My son and his pals hopefully will find the cache with coordinates to the next, and so on. It will soon get dark, which is the most fun for a 12-year old. I'll tag along to make it spookier and safer. I am planning to hide chemical glow sticks in the first cache. The next ones will be smaller, and the finder will get a prize. The boys will all take turns with the GPS, and hopefully they can find all the caches before the park closes (about 1.5 hours after sunset). We don't have loads of experience geocaching, so I am hoping to get suggestions on how to hide things from the public, but findable to smart kids at night. For example, perhaps I should stick a strip of reflective tape on or near the cache so that flashlights are more effective? Maybe I should use an Altoid tin stuck to the back of the "Emergency Phone" poles in the park? Maybe I should pre-load a hundred or so waypoints, and just say "Go on to Waypoint BD033" instead of asking them to enter in coordinates? Ideas? Anyone done this? Thanks, Dave