Problem downloading gpx-file

[+bassoonde]

Hello

since two days I try to download a gpx-file from a cache. I always get a "Server Error in '/' Application." Nor Opera or IE6 is working in this case.

 

Cachelink:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...91-02d19339b895

 

the problem message is:

 

Invalid character in a Base-64 string.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

 

Exception Details: System.FormatException: Invalid character in a Base-64 string.

 

Source Error:

 

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

 

Stack Trace:

 

[FormatException: Invalid character in a Base-64 string.]

System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s) +0

System.Web.UI.LosFormatter.Deserialize(String input) +25

System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium() +102

 

[HttpException (0x80004005): Invalid_Viewstate

Client IP: 87.152.250.119

Port: 2645

User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 4.0)

ViewState: 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,dDw1Mjk0NzczNzc7dDxwPGw8Qy5JRDs+O2w8NDwxNjM2OTg+Oz4+Ozs+O2w8YnRuTG9jREw7Pj4ltvij1hMxp3r+7eclx0HCdhfGGw==

Http-Referer: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...91-02d19339b895

Path: /seek/cache_details.aspx.]

System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium() +443

System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageViewState() +18

System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +438

 

 

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300

[+Miragee]

The cache is Archived. Maybe you aren't supposed to be able to download the .gpx file for an Archived cache . . .

[+bassoonde]

The cache is Archived. Maybe you aren't supposed to be able to download the .gpx file for an Archived cache . . .

Normaly there is no problem downloading a gpx from an archived cache.

But wouldn't it better to get a message about it instead of a Server Error ... ?

I need the gpx to finalise my GSAK database before I move this cache in another db.

[+JimyLee]

The cache is Archived. Maybe you aren't supposed to be able to download the .gpx file for an Archived cache . . .

Normaly there is no problem downloading a gpx from an archived cache.

But wouldn't it better to get a message about it instead of a Server Error ... ?

I need the gpx to finalise my GSAK database before I move this cache in another db.

 

I ran into a problem downloading GPX files from a POI web site a while back. My browser kept changing them to HTM extensions or something like that. I found that if I renamed them during the download/save process to something with a different extension, like TXT, and then changed the extension once I had the file downloaded, it worked fine. No idea if this will work for you or not, but thought I would offer the suggestion.

[+bassoonde]

I ran into a problem downloading GPX files from a POI web site a while back. My browser kept changing them to HTM extensions or something like that. I found that if I renamed them during the download/save process to something with a different extension, like TXT, and then changed the extension once I had the file downloaded, it worked fine. No idea if this will work for you or not, but thought I would offer the suggestion.

 

This don't work for me because I get no save dialog. After klicking on the gpx-icon the error message appear. Maybe something wrong with the GC-database.

[+Miragee]

You are right. I just tried to download the .gpx files from two Archived caches and I got the Save dialogue box just as if the cache was active.

[+alexrudd]

I can duplicate exactly. Never had a problem like this with any other archived caches' .gpx files.

[+benh57]

I can duplicate exactly. Never had a problem like this with any other archived caches' .gpx files.

 

Yep, this is clearly a bug in the site

[+bassoonde]

Error is still alive. Anybody from the website administration here?

[+bassoonde]

I was 2 weeks on holidays. The main website and the presentation of caches has changed. But the previous mentioned error is still alive.

Any help from the administration?