+Sahi Posted April 13, 2006 Posted April 13, 2006 I have run a query to retrieve a small set of caches, in this case I searched for Keyword EOGPR and received 16 caches. I can select all 16 and download the waypoints to EasyGPS but I cannot figure out a way to download the caches as a GPX file for my palm. Can this be done without doing each one individually? If not is this a feature which can be added to the site?
+Miragee Posted April 13, 2006 Posted April 13, 2006 Just have the Pocket Query emailed to you in the .gpx format. Then you will have all of them. I use GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) to Export the data in the correct format (.pdb) for Cachemate which is installed on my Palm M500.
+Sahi Posted April 16, 2006 Author Posted April 16, 2006 Just have the Pocket Query emailed to you in the .gpx format. Then you will have all of them. I use GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) to Export the data in the correct format (.pdb) for Cachemate which is installed on my Palm M500. My problem is I cannot get a pocket query for a keyword. Am I doing something wrong or is this simply something which is not doable at this time?
+The Leprechauns Posted April 16, 2006 Posted April 16, 2006 (edited) I use GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) to Export the data in the correct format (.pdb) for Cachemate which is installed on my Palm M500. Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? To the OP: You are correct, you can't run a query on a keyword (yet). My suggestion: In one window or tab, have your search results. In a second window or tab, create a bookmark list. Then in rapid succession, type the GC numbers for the 16 caches into the input field to add them to the bookmark list. Last, run a pocket query on the bookmark list. I have found this to be faster than downloading a similar number of individual GPX files, then having to merge them together. Edited April 16, 2006 by The Leprechauns
+Olar Posted April 16, 2006 Posted April 16, 2006 The 16 caches all seem to be within an approximate 75 Km radius. Get a set of coordinates for roughly the centre and create a pocket query based on that. Set the query for the maximum 500 to make sure your 16 are all included. Now you have your .gpx file which you can filter down to your 16 in GSAK, EasyGPS, or Mapsource to name a few. If you are set-up for paperless caching then you can take it from there. Cheers, Olar
+Sahi Posted April 17, 2006 Author Posted April 17, 2006 I use GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) to Export the data in the correct format (.pdb) for Cachemate which is installed on my Palm M500. Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? To the OP: You are correct, you can't run a query on a keyword (yet). My suggestion: In one window or tab, have your search results. In a second window or tab, create a bookmark list. Then in rapid succession, type the GC numbers for the 16 caches into the input field to add them to the bookmark list. Last, run a pocket query on the bookmark list. I have found this to be faster than downloading a similar number of individual GPX files, then having to merge them together. My ignorance is going to be obvious here, but how do I add the caches to the bookmark list? I must be missing something. I have created a bookmark list but cannot figure out how to add caches to it. The only options I see are 'Download to .LOC', 'Bulk Delete' or 'Create Pocket Query'. My list shows with 0 records..... When I created it the only fields were for 'Name' and 'Description' with options to share it, to make it public or to notify me when items are logged.....I can find nowhere to actually add a cache to the list...
+The Leprechauns Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Hi again, and don't worry about looking ignorant if you are trying to learn a feature you've never used before. There are two ways to add a cache to a bookmark list that you've already created. The first is to open the cache page, and then click on the bookmark link from the menu at the top right corner. A form then pops up and you specify which of your lists you want to add that cache to. But this requires opening each cache page, which is time-consuming if you want to add 25 caches to a bookmark list so that you can get a pocket query. The second way is to have the bookmark list open in one tab or window, and your search results/nearest cache page open in another window with the caches you want to bookmark. Look at the list, spot the GC number of a cache you'd like to bookmark. Go to the other window or tab, and put that GC number into the box at the upper right corner where it says "Bookmark it! Enter Waypoint name to bookmark a cache listing." This gives you a basic bookmark entry that you can edit later. Repeat the process for the other caches. If you are good with copying and pasting GC numbers, you can add dozens of caches this way in just a few minutes.
Mushtang Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? Dude, did you wake up grumpy from a nap or something? Why slam him when he was obviously trying to be helpful. Not everyone has all the experience you do, so should that keep them from at least trying? I can understand why he pointed out GSAK and Cachemate. The OP said, "I cannot figure out a way to download the caches as a GPX file for my palm. " and the answer was a valid way to get GPX into a Palm by changing it to a .pdb file. This isn't exactly what the OP was trying to ask, but just because someone misunderstood the question do they need to be slammed like that from a moderator?
+TheAprilFools Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) The 16 caches all seem to be within an approximate 75 Km radius. Get a set of coordinates for roughly the centre and create a pocket query based on that. Set the query for the maximum 500 to make sure your 16 are all included. Now you have your .gpx file which you can filter down to your 16 in GSAK, EasyGPS, or Mapsource to name a few. If you are set-up for paperless caching then you can take it from there. Cheers, Olar That would not work for me, it would take me at least 11 PQ's to map out a 75km (47 mile) Radius from my home. Best you could do is from the search listing, open each cache page and click the download GPX button, a bit more tedious but it will work. Edited April 17, 2006 by Blanston12
+The Leprechauns Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? Dude, did you wake up grumpy from a nap or something? Why slam him when he was obviously trying to be helpful. Not everyone has all the experience you do, so should that keep them from at least trying? I can understand why he pointed out GSAK and Cachemate. The OP said, "I cannot figure out a way to download the caches as a GPX file for my palm. " and the answer was a valid way to get GPX into a Palm by changing it to a .pdb file. This isn't exactly what the OP was trying to ask, but just because someone misunderstood the question do they need to be slammed like that from a moderator? If you review his posts, they demonstrate a constant pattern of being a shill for those commercial software products -- something I grow weary of as a geocacher who would prefer a non-commercialized sport. Hyping GSAK and Cachemate is just fine when the question is about paperless caching, but when it's mentioned time and again in tangentially related topics like this one, it becomes tiresome. In any event, my opinions were not expressed using my moderator account. See the disclaimer below. I'd much rather focus on answering the question that the OP asked, so I've done that in both of my other posts to this thread. I think the bookmark feature is what will do the trick for him.
Mushtang Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? Dude, did you wake up grumpy from a nap or something? Why slam him when he was obviously trying to be helpful. Not everyone has all the experience you do, so should that keep them from at least trying? I can understand why he pointed out GSAK and Cachemate. The OP said, "I cannot figure out a way to download the caches as a GPX file for my palm. " and the answer was a valid way to get GPX into a Palm by changing it to a .pdb file. This isn't exactly what the OP was trying to ask, but just because someone misunderstood the question do they need to be slammed like that from a moderator? If you review his posts, they demonstrate a constant pattern of being a shill for those commercial software products -- something I grow weary of as a geocacher who would prefer a non-commercialized sport. Hyping GSAK and Cachemate is just fine when the question is about paperless caching, but when it's mentioned time and again in tangentially related topics like this one, it becomes tiresome. In any event, my opinions were not expressed using my moderator account. See the disclaimer below. I'd much rather focus on answering the question that the OP asked, so I've done that in both of my other posts to this thread. I think the bookmark feature is what will do the trick for him. Fair enough. However, not knowing about the previous numerous posts where he's been promoting the products, it comes across as you just blasting him for nothing. As far as this not being your moderator account, your avatar still shows "Moderator" under the image so I'd think you'd want to be aware of how you're sounding or at least you'd want to change avatars. I just realized I'm trying to moderate a moderator.
+TheAprilFools Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 I assumed that since the OP was asking for a GPX file to load into his palm that he was going to use cachemate and GSAK, since most cachers use those program to access the data on the palm.
+Miragee Posted April 17, 2006 Posted April 17, 2006 Do you get paid for each time you type that? WTF does GSAK and Cachemate have to do with his question? Dude, did you wake up grumpy from a nap or something? Why slam him when he was obviously trying to be helpful. Not everyone has all the experience you do, so should that keep them from at least trying? I can understand why he pointed out GSAK and Cachemate. The OP said, "I cannot figure out a way to download the caches as a GPX file for my palm. " and the answer was a valid way to get GPX into a Palm by changing it to a .pdb file. This isn't exactly what the OP was trying to ask, but just because someone misunderstood the question do they need to be slammed like that from a moderator? If you review his posts, they demonstrate a constant pattern of being a shill for those commercial software products -- something I grow weary of as a geocacher who would prefer a non-commercialized sport. Hyping GSAK and Cachemate is just fine when the question is about paperless caching, but when it's mentioned time and again in tangentially related topics like this one, it becomes tiresome. In any event, my opinions were not expressed using my moderator account. See the disclaimer below. I'd much rather focus on answering the question that the OP asked, so I've done that in both of my other posts to this thread. I think the bookmark feature is what will do the trick for him. I am sorry I upset the Moderator, however, I never thought I was being a "shill" for GSAK and Cachemate. Those are just the programs I use, and in case someone doesn't know about them, I have always thought it was good to include the links so they could be found easily. If someone follows the links, they aren't forced to purchase the programs. In the OP's case, I figured the caches would come in one large PQ and then in GSAK, they could easily do a keyword search to find only the caches they wanted. After you get the PQ , separating out those caches takes just a few seconds. Easy peasy, and that is the way I would do it. If someone had ever warned me about my posts before, I could have understood The Leprechauns' vehemence. However, this is the first time anyone has ever said anything, and I'm certainly not the only person who repeatedly mentions the very useful combination of GSAK and Cachemate. I'm sorry if I included too much information in my post. I will no longer include links to the programs I use if that is against the Forum rules. Oh, and by the way, I'm a "woman of a certain age."
+Olar Posted April 18, 2006 Posted April 18, 2006 The 16 caches all seem to be within an approximate 75 Km radius. Get a set of coordinates for roughly the centre and create a pocket query based on that. Set the query for the maximum 500 to make sure your 16 are all included. Now you have your .gpx file which you can filter down to your 16 in GSAK, EasyGPS, or Mapsource to name a few. If you are set-up for paperless caching then you can take it from there. Cheers, Olar That would not work for me, it would take me at least 11 PQ's to map out a 75km (47 mile) Radius from my home. Best you could do is from the search listing, open each cache page and click the download GPX button, a bit more tedious but it will work. Ah, but the OP isn't talking about 16 caches from your 75 km radius. A central point of the caches he is talking about brings a list of 378. That's 1 PQ the last time I looked. No sense in downloading 16 gpx files when it can be done in a few minutes all in one. Olar
+Sahi Posted April 19, 2006 Author Posted April 19, 2006 Hi again, and don't worry about looking ignorant if you are trying to learn a feature you've never used before. There are two ways to add a cache to a bookmark list that you've already created. The first is to open the cache page, and then click on the bookmark link from the menu at the top right corner. A form then pops up and you specify which of your lists you want to add that cache to. But this requires opening each cache page, which is time-consuming if you want to add 25 caches to a bookmark list so that you can get a pocket query. The second way is to have the bookmark list open in one tab or window, and your search results/nearest cache page open in another window with the caches you want to bookmark. Look at the list, spot the GC number of a cache you'd like to bookmark. Go to the other window or tab, and put that GC number into the box at the upper right corner where it says "Bookmark it! Enter Waypoint name to bookmark a cache listing." This gives you a basic bookmark entry that you can edit later. Repeat the process for the other caches. If you are good with copying and pasting GC numbers, you can add dozens of caches this way in just a few minutes. I tried your suggestions and it worked perfectly. Things are much simplier once you know how to do them. It would still be nice though if this could be done as part of a standard pocket query, but until then, your workaround will work just fine. Thanks for the help.....any thanks to everyone else who took the time to reply...
+The Leprechauns Posted April 19, 2006 Posted April 19, 2006 I am glad that worked for you, Sahi! Happy to help. As for making it a bit better than a workaround, I believe there is a pending feature enhancement request where you could check boxes to add all the selected caches to a bookmark list at once. That would make it easier to toss large numbers of caches onto a list for a custom Pocket Query.
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