Waypoint altitude in Mapsource Topo US 2008

[tomc61]

I recently got Topo US 2008, CN NT 2008, and a Vista HCx.

 

When I have the Topo 2008 map selected in Mapsource and use the Waypoint Tool to create a waypoint,

The waypoint fields are populated with the location, default name and symbol, etc. including altitude.

If I open a file of existing waypoints, the altitude is either unknown or zero.

If I have City Navigator selected and create a waypoint, it also doesn't have an altitude, because CN doesn't have terrain elevation data.

 

I'm trying to figure out if you can force Mapsource to automatically fill in the altitude field when I open a file or at least when I have a file opened an the waypoints all selected.

 

Is this possible? If Mapsource knows the altitude when you create the waypoint, I think it should be able to do it when you open a file or edit waypoints.

[GeoBobC]

Mapsource will not automatically populate a field such as altititude for existing waypoints. However, if you click on the waypoint on the map with Topo selected as the map product it will.