+kayakanimal Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 I know this has been discussed to death but I think I might have a way of getting caches into ANY PDA or laptop in a different/easier way… 1. You must be a “member” of geocaching.com (it is well worth the small investment). 2. You must use the “Pocket Query Generator” to create a GPX file. 3. Using gpxspinner.com upload your file using it’s defaults. The IMPORTANT thing you want checked is all the way at the bottom of the page. Make sure to check the box for: Generate HTML files for synchronizing to handheld devices. 4. When that is all correct click the spin button. After gpxspinner.com has finished, you will see a link on the page that says: You may also click Here to view the HTML pages now. 5. Click on that link to see your web pages. Now you say “but how do I get these to my PDA or laptop for Geocaching in the field? 6.. By using a FREE program called “Offline Navigator” that you can get from http://www.softwarea.com/offline.htm again…FOR FREE! 7. Once the program is installed you can copy and paste (while it is still open) the URL of the web page that gpxspinner.com made for you. Offline Navigator will “suck” all of these files down to your hard drive. You can then copy the files Offline Navigator put on your hard drive to your PDA or laptop for using in the field, just like using the search function at geocaching.com! It might not be the easiest or the best way for everyone, but it works for me. I am using a Casio BE-300 for my PDA with no special software to read the web pages. Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by kayakanimal:7. Once the program is installed you can copy and paste (while it is still open) the URL of the web page that gpxspinner.com made for you. Offline Navigator will “suck” all of these files down to your hard drive. You can then copy the files Offline Navigator put on your hard drive to your PDA or laptop for using in the field, just like using the search function at geocaching.com! IE has a function that does File, Save As, and sucks all the files to your hard drive. No need to install new software. IIRC, Netscape does this as well. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Link to comment
+Mopar Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 You know your not allowed to be helpful! Now delete your reply and go wait in the corner so 9key can answer the question in a few days. Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Link to comment
+kayakanimal Posted March 21, 2003 Author Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Markwell: quote:Originally posted by kayakanimal:7. Once the program is installed you can copy and paste (while it is still open) the URL of the web page that gpxspinner.com made for you. Offline Navigator will “suck” all of these files down to your hard drive. You can then copy the files Offline Navigator put on your hard drive to your PDA or laptop for using in the field, just like using the search function at geocaching.com! IE has a function that does File, Save As, and sucks all the files to your hard drive. No need to install new software. IIRC, Netscape does this as well. http://www.markwell.us http://www.chicagogeocaching.com This program will download ALL of the pages. Not just the one you are viewing. Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 Sucking that much info from the site - is that wise? Markwell Chicago Geocaching Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted March 21, 2003 Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Markwell:Sucking that much info from the site - is that wise? I thought he was talking about sucking pages from GPX Spinner, not from geocaching.com. Did I misread it? Link to comment
+kayakanimal Posted March 21, 2003 Author Share Posted March 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy: quote:Originally posted by Markwell:Sucking that much info from the site - is that wise? I thought he was talking about sucking pages from GPX Spinner, not from geocaching.com. Did I misread it? http://216.202.195.127/warm.gif You "suck" the pages from gpxspinner.com Link to comment
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