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I feel like a right noodle, as the above sounds easy. (I had tried excel first, then realised that was a no-goer) When I open a .gpx file with a text editor (notepad) I can sucessfully replace all the 'GC's with a 'Z' and save it with a new filename to be extra sure not to make a mistake, but when I open the new file with easyGPS the cacheIDs have reverted to having a GC at the front, to my surprise and dismay. This is my first attempt at running a pocket query in order to send to my etrex-h, a kind friend bought me a premium subscription recently, I would be grateful for any help.

Not yet got my century of finds but maybe before the end of the year. My most common mistakes - forgetting a writing implement. Forgetting a writing implement long enough to poke into cobwebby nooks and crannies Forgetting plentiful supply of jellybabies to fuel up the geokids Using a brick which actually contained the cache inside it, to poke about in the undergrowth looking for the cache

I have the same problem, intermittently. Sometimes logging on/off the geocahing site several times, or closing internet explorer an opening another instance of internet explorer works - and sometimes it doesn't (usually if I'm in a hurry . . ) Anyone else found a more reliable way to deal with this?

My recollection isn't that it was an application error, but rather, that it was some kind of goof where when using the one-by-one download from gc.com, the serial connection was dropping a character at the end. Again, I have only a vague recollection of the topic name where that came up. To the OP: Assuming you really are only good for 6 characters, when you use GSAK, if you specify %drop2 in the "Waypoint name" field, it will drop out the unnecessary "GC" at the front of every GCxxxxx cache code and it will fit fine then. I even use this on my Dakota to save screen space for other info for the descriptive data. Thanks - I discovered the %drop2 switch afer GSAK was recommended by the FTR (first to reply) - does exactly what I wanted. Just logged back to say thanks for telling about GSAK I'd not come across it before. And yes my etrex h really is only good for 6 characters and I don't think there is any 'fault' - just enjoying geocaching but sticking to budget. I appreciate eveyone bothering to contribute to this thread.

Using a garmin etrex h, the waymarks are identified by 6 characters. But many of my local caches have refs which are 7 or 8 characters long - the first 6 of which are identical. (EG GC23DNH and GC23DNX) So when I send these 'down the wire' to the GPS then each waymark gets overwritten. Is there a way of removing the initial 'gc' or another way round this, other than pen and paper and entering each cache individually with a new reference name? Thanks for any help.