Paperless Caching - GSAK question

[+Skippy and Pingu]

Hiya,

Long time no posting from us! Pinga & Roo kind of took over our lifes for a while there LOL!!!

 

We're trying to get our life as it was before Pinga & Roo as much as possible with 2 toddlers in tow! So we're trying to get our geocaching organised. We have GSAK and I've upgraded it to the most recent version. According to it the last time anything was loaded into it was back on 19th May 2007. So I've run a pocket query for the time between then and now. Its picked up 74 new caches within 10 miles. I loaded that into GSAK but I've still got a problem, it contains archived caches and still thinks they're active.

 

How do I let GSAK know what caches are archived now?

 

My memory map was a bit of a disaster so I deleted all the caches other than those we've found. So I could do with GSAK being correct so that when I export to Memory Map its uptodate with only active caches.

 

Rebecca and Adam

[+Bear and Ragged]

Edit each one individually

 

There is a macro called something like cleandb which will remove old GPX files that have not been updated in a time period of your choosing.

 

Run a PQ to find unavailable caches, it should then update caches to unavailable?

 

Filter on date.

 

One at a time check status online

 

Oh, and welcome back!

[+Bear and Ragged]

and here for latest guidelines, icons and such for MM and GSAK

[+Malpas Wanderer]

If you wish to retain the caches you have already in the database and get them updated then...

 

Download and install the RefreshAllGpx macro.

 

Then filter to get a reasonable number of records before running, (does not sound as if you have excessive records).

 

Macro refreshes data at about 15 minutes /100.

 

Hope that helps.

[+KoosKoos]

Or choose the option to clear your database when opening new GPX files. That will clear out all of your previous caches and only load the latest ones you've downloaded.

 

No fuss, no muss...you do lose the extra logs that GSAK will save, but it's a quick fix without any extra macros needed.

[+scottpa100]

Depends if you want the history that is in your GSAK. if not, then the quickest and easiest way to delete everything in the database. (Database menu, delete all waypoints) then just reimport your new pocket query.

 

If you do want to keep the history, then advice that others have provided is appropriate.

[+G4UYG]

There is a thread on the GSAK forum about this.

See http://tinyurl.com/5nmvnm

[+HazelS]

Hi Rebecca / Adam

 

If I were you I'd just clear out the database too and start again with a new Pocket Query.

I have do it once in a while anyway cos I'm useless and forget to update my PQ's every now and again!!

[+Astartus]

When you import a new PQ, check out for caches that didn't change their "Last GPX" column. These are most likely archived.

[+keehotee]

Is it just me that keeps the clear database before loading box ticked then?

 

Does just what it says on the box - no archived caches, no found caches, and none of my own caches.

Just the 500 I'm likely to want to look for........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited to remove typo....lol

Edited September 7, 2008 by keehotee

[+Skippy and Pingu]

Thanks everyone. I think we'll go for the quick and easy way and just delete it all and start again. Its got a lot in it, over 1000 and I have not got the time or inclination to go through them manually. Just means we won't have all our information that we've written about the ones we've done.

 

Might try and see if I can somehow save the ones we've done and all we've written as a seperate file and then delete it all otherwise we'll cut our losses.

[+keehotee]

 

Might try and see if I can somehow save the ones we've done and all we've written as a seperate file and then delete it all otherwise we'll cut our losses.

 

Just import all your finds into your database separately from your My Finds PQ ????

[+Bear and Ragged]

Set up/save the old ones as a new name data base. ie "our finds" "notes"

Import the new ones into a 'new name' database. ie "new"

[+Malpas Wanderer]

Thanks everyone. I think we'll go for the quick and easy way and just delete it all and start again. Its got a lot in it, over 1000 and I have not got the time or inclination to go through them manually. Just means we won't have all our information that we've written about the ones we've done.

 

Might try and see if I can somehow save the ones we've done and all we've written as a seperate file and then delete it all otherwise we'll cut our losses.

 

 

If its your user notes that you want to preserve, you are probably still best to use the RefreshAllGpx macro route.

 

1000 records isn't that great a number just split it by filtering and so you do it in 3 or 4 batches so you don't hammer GC.com too hard.

 

This will update the records and your user notes will be retained.

 

A your finds query will not preserve your GSAK user notes.

[+TurnerTribe]

Is it just me that keeps the clear database before loading box ticked then?

 

Does just what it says on the box - no archived caches, no found caches, and none of my own caches.

Juts the 500 I'm likely to want to look for........

 

Does that have an area specified so you don't waste time driving to pointless locations?

[+TurnerTribe]

Is it just me that keeps the clear database before loading box ticked then?

 

Does just what it says on the box - no archived caches, no found caches, and none of my own caches.

Just the 500 I'm likely to want to look for........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited to remove typo....lol

 

maybe you should be more careful what you're typing