Guest Ttepee Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 This seems to be a topic that alot of people have been interested in lately so I thought I'd start a new thread. I recently sent out a traveling cache that contains a travel bug... or a cache that moves with the travel bug so to say. Markwell had brought up some concerns whether or not the TB would track on the map and mileage wise while remaining in the same cache. Well Gilbert's first move has tracked! Quote Link to comment
Guest Markwell Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Never in a million years would I have expected it to do that. In the database side it must take the cache name and coordinates and store them on the Travel Bug's page once it's been placed in the cache. I presumed it was a live link just drawing the information every time the page was opened. I don't know if this is how Jeremy intended it, or if it was just serendipity (I've had that happen on quite a few databases I've created, to which I always reply: "Yea, I meant for it to do that."). Very cool and thanks for the beta test with Gilbert. ------------------ Markwell My GPS Activity Page Non omnes vagi perditi sunt Quote Link to comment
Guest Ttepee Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Markwell, Definitely was a nice surprise. Your concerns were legitimate and I had come to accept the idea that the TB wouldn't track as hoped. Gilbert had other reasons for having his own TB bug page so I went for it. Serendipity or careful planning... I don't know and don't care... Thank you Jeremy Quote Link to comment
Guest Ttepee Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Markwell, Definitely was a nice surprise. Your concerns were legitimate and I had come to accept the idea that the TB wouldn't track as hoped. Gilbert had other reasons for having his own TB bug page so I went for it. Serendipity or careful planning... I don't know and don't care... Thank you Jeremy Quote Link to comment
Guest jeremy Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Just FYI, the logs for the travel bug contain their own set of coordinates, though they do reference the cache as well (to retrieve the cache name). The idea is that (eventually) you'll be able to log the travel bug at all sorts of places outside of a cache. So if there is a handoff in Wisconsin, it will still be logged (and mapped). Glad it worked for you Jeremy Quote Link to comment
Guest jeremy Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Just FYI, the logs for the travel bug contain their own set of coordinates, though they do reference the cache as well (to retrieve the cache name). The idea is that (eventually) you'll be able to log the travel bug at all sorts of places outside of a cache. So if there is a handoff in Wisconsin, it will still be logged (and mapped). Glad it worked for you Jeremy Quote Link to comment
Guest Ttepee Posted February 9, 2002 Share Posted February 9, 2002 Jeremy, It sure was a nice surprise to see that it would work like I originally had hoped. Your foresite in developing this site is what keeps it evolving into such a fun, diverse sport. Thanks so much for all you do! Tina Quote Link to comment
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