BMGPX Program Qestion

[+mustanglx]

This may sound like a stupid question, but how the heck are you to use BMGPX!!!

 

I downloaded the program and unzipped it. There was to files,bmgpx and readme.

 

The readme does nothing and the bmgpx opens a black DOS window that has a bunch of nonsense, to me anyway.

 

I can't find anything on how to use it. Any help would be great.

 

mustanglx

[+xargs]

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Originally posted by mustanglx:

This may sound like a stupid question, but how the heck are you to use BMGPX!!!

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Assuming you have downloaded a ".dat" file from NGS named ca123.dat, just do:

 

bmgpx ca123.dat ca123.gpx

[+parkrrrr]

BMGPX is designed to be run from a command prompt (some people call it a "DOS prompt.")

 

Here's a post that sort of explains how to make a drag-n-drop icon that you can use to run bmgpx without having to get your hands too dirty, figuratively speaking.

 

[+Gaddiel]

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Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:

BMGPX is designed to be run from a command prompt (some people call it a "DOS prompt.")

 

http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=5726007311&f=5116058331&m=35260855&r=75260575#75260575 a post that sort of explains how to make a drag-n-drop icon that you can use to run bmgpx without having to get your hands too dirty, figuratively speaking.

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The link on that post points to a forum that is no longer active. Could someone post the actual instructions here?

[+parkrrrr]

The forum's still active, but the archive software's having problems. I went and found the original post in my inbox and I've edited it for bmgpx:

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To create a very simple drag-n-drop system for [bmgpx]:

 

1. Create a BATCH file called DATtoGPX.BAT in the same directory as bmgpx.exe. In that batch file, put:

@echo offbmgpx %1 %1.gpx

 

2. Create a shortcut on your desktop to DATtoGPX.BAT

 

3. Drag-n-Drop DAT files onto the desktop icon you just created.

 

Output will be dat_filename.dat.gpx in the same directory as the DAT file.

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[+gnbrotz]

Ok, just kick me, but could someone please point me to how/where to get the .dat file? I've done it in the past, and even have the drag & drop shortcut set up, but now I can't remember where to get the .dat files. I've looked at the "get datasheets" page, but nothing jumps out at me.

 

Greg

N 39 54.705'

W 77 33.137'

 

[This message was edited by gnbrotz on July 13, 2003 at 04:58 AM.]

[+gnbrotz]

Opps, duplicate post.

 

[This message was edited by gnbrotz on July 13, 2003 at 04:58 AM.]

[ArtMan]

You can download the .dat files from the NGS website.

 

Start here: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/datasheet.prl

 

Click on the 'Archived Datasheets' button

 

Then click on the 'Yearly_Archives' button

 

Select the state and jurisdiction you want

 

Download the zipped version of the file you want (or the unzipped version, which you should save with a .dat extension).

 

While you're on the NGS site, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the various finding tools available there. Some - especially the interactive map search (click on the 'Datasheets' button) - provide ways of finding benchmarks not available on geocaching.com.

 

ArtMan

[+DBleess]

There's a readme.doc file included in the download.

 

http://members.cox.net/dmbleess/geocache/benchmarks.htm

 

SA / PP-ASEL-I