PQ's

[+currykev]

Hi,

TRAD and PUZZLE caches used to be seperate on PQ's, but now, for some strange reason, they are bundled as 1. Can I perform a PQ without puzzles?

Without having to use GSAK or similar.

[+hydnsek]

Where do you see that? I still see them listed separately - Traditional Cache, Unknown Cache - in the choices under Selected Types in the Pocket Query form.

[+DazeDnFamily]

We actually run 2 "normal" pq's. One runs daily, and gets everything that is not a multi or puzzle, and the other runs every other day and gets the multi's and puzzles. As the other guy said, you just check/uncheck the boxes on the pq sheet.

 

 

EDIT to add a screen capture of how I do that on the pq screen.

Edited June 6, 2011 by DazDnFamily

[+currykev]

Is an Unknown cache a puzzle cache?

As when I download a PQ with TRAD only, it still includes puzzle caches.

Edited June 6, 2011 by Chili-K

[+Bear and Ragged]

PQ's have a weird bit of programming.

In the Select Cache Type, you need to uncheck select all, as well as selecting which caches you want.

 

It really should be, when you check a cache type you want, the Select all should uncheck automatically!

[+currykev]

Thanks everyone.

I'll test it and see how I go.

Cheers.

[Pup Patrol]

Is an Unknown cache a puzzle cache?

As when I download a PQ with TRAD only, it still includes puzzle caches.

 

Puzzle caches should be under the "Unknown" category.

 

When a puzzle cache is created, the cache owner has to check that category before it's published. So a puzzle cache should not be showing up with the "Traditional" caches.

 

See the screen shot in DazDnFamily's post.

[+currykev]

Perrrrfect.

I now understand.

[+Walts Hunting]

PQ's have a weird bit of programming.

In the Select Cache Type, you need to uncheck select all, as well as selecting which caches you want.

 

It really should be, when you check a cache type you want, the Select all should uncheck automatically!

 

I got caught in that to. I just assumed the first time that when I checked a type it would uncheck the all. I also thought that when I filled in a zip code (or another box in the location area) that it would check that box but it doesn't.