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Hi. I've tried for a few days to upload a new version of a cartridge at Wherigo.com. However, I keep getting the result " Error Occurred You are attempting to upload an invalid GWZ file." I tried all kinds of checking og the gwz file... Finally, I simply tried uploading the gwz file matching the old version of the cartridge again. Same result. So, I should not really be a problem with the cartridge gwz file itself, but rather Wherigo.com. Looking at the forum, seems upload problems have happened before. Perhaps a restart of some service is required????

Ok, got it working finally. GDAK does not allow me to browse to any directory above /storage/<SD card id>/Android/data/nl.wlsoft.tfnxDroid, where I can see a "files" and a "cache" folder. What I did in the end was place the "GDAK" directory parallel to the "files" directory. I also needed to create a GsakData.txt file with an overview of the databases (directories). Thanks for the help. Jens

Hi, I've just received my new phone (Huawei P9 Lite - very impressed by this one!). I have installed a nice big 64 GB SD card to store pictures, music, and of course more importantly geocaches So, I installed GDAK and subsequently followed instructions to create a "GDAK" folder in the root directory of the SD card. Then I copied a GSAK database folder (all files) into this folder. So, I have <SD-card root>/GDAK/Denmark, where Denmark is my GSAK database directory containing the files. So far, so good. But, then my problems start. I press "settings", then "Choose GDAK dir", then press the folder icon in the upper right corner. Then I select the SD card. This takes me to the "/storage/<SD card id>/Android/data/nl.wlsoft.tfnxDroid" folder. It is showing here "cache" and a "files" folder. However, there is no option for me to go up in order to reach the SD card root directory (where my GDAK folder is stored). I'm guessing this could be some form of security restriction in Marshmallow Android version? Any ideas or hints? Regards, Jens/geo.jens

Hi, I have a problem with a cartridge that I have created recently (http://www.Wherigo.com/cartridge/details.aspx?CGUID=57f5cf8c-c6f2-4e74-8e6c-1bf6fbfc0266), "Day Mission FSV". The cartridge takes the player on a spy mission on a near by abandonned air field. The task is to search for secret radio signals using a receiver. I've modelled the receiver as a Wherigo Item (Receiver). I use the Receiver.Descriptor field to show the current signal strength and radio data received. The signals are directed, so people have to walk across the airfield to catch the signals. In order to make it real live, the Receiver.Descriptor field is updated using a timer every second. During the search, the player may need to (re)tune the receiver and may enter a help zone, all of which requires user interaction. Consequently, I've let the timer update only the Receiver.Descriptor field, not do a Show Object Details action on the Receiver object. If I do this, then the player cannot get at the other functions, as they will be interupted every 1 second. On both Garmin GPS units, the Urwigo emulator, and the Android WhereYouGo player this works perfectly. If the Receiver item is selected from the inventory, it is displayed, and it updates automatically every 1 second as a result of the setting of Receiver.Descriptor. However, on I learned today, that on iPhone/iPad, the screen is not updated when Receiver.Descriptor is updated. If I add the Show Object Details command as well, I cannot get at the other functions AND the screen is redrawn fully (on Garmin and Android, you only notice the updates to the radio signals contained in the Desciptor field). Any hints as to how to fix this? Is this to be considered an error in the iPhone Wherigo player, or?? Regards, Jens/geo.jens

Same here... I sent asd well E-mail to Geocaching HQ support mail...