GSAK - filter out Unavailable before export / Send to GPS

[+Dryphter]

Hi all - I am looking for a way to filter out the unavailable caches in GSAK prior to sending to Cachemate and to my GPS. I know I can just read the cachemate logs, but it would be nice to not have those even come up when I do a 'nearest search' with the GPS.

 

Any ideas?

[+JohnnyVegas]

Click onto search, then go to filter, then go to Logs. Under logs to search, Under Include/Exclude select Exclude. then uder log types select Not found, this should filter out any caches the have a DNF posted in the last for logs.

 

I hope this is what your are looking for

[+Miragee]

First, I get my PQs for only the caches that "Are Active" so I don't get any Disabled caches in my database.

 

Then, after refreshing my database with new PQs, I do a "Last .gpx update" filter from the Filter Dialogue Box "Dates" tab.

 

The list of caches that show up as not having a recent .gpx should be small, so you can check each of them online to see if they are Disabled or Archived.

 

I learned this the hard way when I went looking for this cache . . .

 

Here is a rudimentary GSAK tutorial that might help with other GSAK questions.

[+SgtSue]

Go to Search then Filter. One the first tab about halfway down look for "Available Status". Deselect "Archieved" and "Temporarily Unavailable" leaving only "Available" selected. Click the "Go" button then send those caches to your gps.

[+Dryphter]

Thanks SgtSue - exactly was I was after. I swear I looked on that same screen earlier before posting.

Thanks!

[+Mach2003]

I also check off "not found", and "exclude caches placed by me", So I get only the ones I want to lok for.

[+Miragee]

This is the way I mark the boxes in one section of the PQ details page:

 

 

I did that becasue I got discouraged seeing the same "Disabled" caches week after week after week . . .

 

If you don't use the option to "Clear database before loading" when you load new Pocket Queries, you are going to have "stale data" in the database unless you periodically do the "Dates" filter since PQs do not return data on Archived caches.

[+Walts Hunting]

This is the way I mark the boxes in one section of the PQ details page:

 

 

I did that becasue I got discouraged seeing the same "Disabled" caches week after week after week . . .

 

If you don't use the option to "Clear database before loading" when you load new Pocket Queries, you are going to have "stale data" in the database unless you periodically do the "Dates" filter since PQs do not return data on Archived caches.

 

You left out "Not on my ignore list." The greatest feature on the PQ search page.

[+Mudfrog]

This is the way I mark the boxes in one section of the PQ details page:

 

 

I did that becasue I got discouraged seeing the same "Disabled" caches week after week after week . . .

 

If you don't use the option to "Clear database before loading" when you load new Pocket Queries, you are going to have "stale data" in the database unless you periodically do the "Dates" filter since PQs do not return data on Archived caches.

 

I pretty much do all my sorting with the pocket query itself. Alot of times this includes certain types of caches or caches that meet a certain difficulty rating. Mainly, i make sure to click to receive only caches that are active. Yes you can do alot of filtering with GSAK but if you're in a hurry and want extra easy, simply query for the caches you want in the first place and download the whole shabang into your device.

[+ICHTHYS]

Another very easy way to do this is after you load the PQ in GSAK, in the bottom right corner are the color codes that show the number of caches in each type. The reddish color on the right are the unavailable caches. Double click this and GSAK automatically filters out everything but the unavailable caches. Then click delete waypoints, select all in filter and it clear them out and then shows all available caches again.