What is a "pocket query"?

[+caseman]

Can someone point me in the right direction to figure out what a pocket query is, how I set one up, how to use it, etc, etc....I have searched but have not found a basic thread on the topic. I am a premium member and would like to figure out what they are/how to use them.

 

thanks in advance for anyone that can point me to an instructional thread on the topic.

[+CO Admin]

You can find a good answere here. In fact its a good FAQ for a lot of Geocaching information. Edited April 8, 2007 by CO Admin

[+Miragee]

You can create Pocket Queries and then use a program like EasyGPS, or GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) to handle all the data.

 

On the form, this is the way I fill out one of the sections:

 

 

I do not get the Unknown caches in my regular PQs. I get a separate PQ for those Puzzle/Mystery caches. They also go into a separate database in GSAK.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Pocket Query: “Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?” Mae West (American Actress and sex symbol, 1892-1980) ...

[+sepfind]

I created and downloaded my first pocket query but I cannot open it. When I try to extract the files, it tells me it is password protected. How was a password assigned?How do I open this file?

[+Miragee]

That is strange . . . but I don't know what program your computer uses to Unzip files.

 

If you download GSAK (free to use for 21 days), it will Unzip the file and put all the caches in the database in one step.

[+TrailGators]

That is strange . . . but I don't know what program your computer uses to Unzip files.

 

If you download GSAK (free to use for 21 days), it will Unzip the file and put all the caches in the database in one step.

 

Actually you can use it beyond 21 days but it will give you an annoying nag screen. It's worth paying for!

[+briansnat]

I created and downloaded my first pocket query but I cannot open it. When I try to extract the files, it tells me it is password protected. How was a password assigned?How do I open this file?

 

Uncheck the Zip this file box and see if it works better.