etrex cache names

[+k7da]

what needs to be done to list caches by name in the etrex venture?

they now show with gc numbers.

[jholly]

what needs to be done to list caches by name in the etrex venture?

they now show with gc numbers.

There is not enough available characters to list by name. Best you can do is smart names from GSAK.

[+k7da]

tell me about smart names.

[+BlueDeuce]

GSAK can slice and dice pertinent information into limited space. For example No Sugar Tonight In My Coffee D 1.5, T 1.5 cache size Micro is translated to NoSugarT-AAM.

 

You just need to know the code.

[jholly]

GSAK can slice and dice pertinent information into limited space. For example No Sugar Tonight In My Coffee D 1.5, T 1.5 cache size Micro is translated to NoSugarT-AAM.

 

You just need to know the code.

Correct. GSAK has the ability to let the user set the length of the smartname and to drop certain words like the, this, a, etc. Not sure, but your probably limited to 16 characters on the etrex. GSAK is not free, but the $30 cost to register is peanuts compared to what the program can do. More info at (link).

[+k7da]

oh, i have gsak but do not know all the stuff it will do.

that said, i tried the smart name and loaded the pq again but the caches still come up

with gc# rather then names.

 

is there something in the etrex that changes the way they are displayed?

 

this unit belongs to a friend and i had helped hi several month ago get it working

and at the time caches were loaded that showed with names.

 

i thought that maybe it was something to do with gsak but upon loading a cache from

gc.com it still displays with gc# vice names.

[+BlueDeuce]

I'll let someone else point you to the help file but here's the shortcut

 

Click on send to gps and under Waypoint name - insert

 

%smart-%dif1a%ter1a%con1

 

Max characters 16

[+k7da]

thanks that does work.

 

but that leaves me puzzled as this is the first time using smartnames

and there was a time that caches were loaded and displayed with names and not gc#

wonder how that was done?

 

huuumm

 

dave

[+Hynr]

I'll let someone else point you to the help file ...

Help about GSAK's smartnames: http://gsak.net/help/hs22160.htm

Image showing dialog with use of %smart tag showing how it can be used: http://gsak.net/help/hs8100.htm

[+redwoodkestrel]

In the Etrex go to Menu > Setup > Geocaches > Appearance > Set it to "Show Names" instead of "Show Codes"