Dagnabbit!!!

[+WARTIDE]

As some of you may know by my previous posts, I have been waiting on my PDA to arrive for a few days. Well, I finally received it yesterday and got the software loaded. I also purchased Cachemate and became a premium member of gc.com.

 

I promptly went to the pocket query page and set up my first query. I had them emailed to me in .gpx format just as suggested. However, my email security settings are configured so that I cannot accept attachments. I must have done this in my "little fit of rage" I experienced last week when a worm slipped thru my antivirus software and infected my computer even without opening the email attachment. I have taken the attachment blocker off of Outlook Express so I can receive future pocket queries. My question is this, do I have to wait until tomorrow to receive my next file from the pocket query?

 

Wartide

[+jollybgood]

For that particular search, yes.

 

But what you can do is create a NEW search. As long as the filters aren't too complex there's a good chance you'll get your gpx file in a few hours.

 

You can have a max of five queries I believe but each will only generate once per day.

 

Jolly R. Blackburn

http://kenzerco.com

"I'd like to buy the world a coke, but I only have fifty cents"

[+WARTIDE]

Thanks Jolly B Good. I just created a new search, but haven't received it yet. However, I was able to finally open the attachment from the previous query. I double clicked the attachment and it loaded into EasyGPS. How do I get this into the Palm/Cachemate? Thank you so much for your help.

 

Wartide

[+WARTIDE]

Hate to reply to my own question, but I think I may have figured it out. I took the attachment and opened it with the converter that I downloaded as part of Cachemate. I then converted it and "HotSynced" it to my PDA. I'm just toying around with it now, but I can already tell I'm going to love this.

 

Wartide

[+GeckoGeek]

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Originally posted by WARTIDE:

I double clicked the attachment and it loaded into EasyGPS.

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Word of warning - EasyGPS may strip the file of any data it doesn't use. It can effectivly render a GPX file into a LOC file. So if a buch of fields in CacheMate turn up blank, you'll know what happened.

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Hate to reply to my own question

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Hey, it saves us the trouble. Thanks for the update.

[+WARTIDE]

Thanks for the responses. You are right EasyGPS stripped the files of most of its info. When I received my 2nd query, I converted it with the included utility in cachemate. All is well and I really like this setup now. Can't wait to try it out this weekend.

Thanks again.

 

Wartide

[+OneOfEm]

I just pulled my old Palm Vx out of the closet, purchased Cachemate, and ran my first PQ. Now I just have to wait for the serial and the results from the query, and I'll be paperless too. []

[+Marky]

I'm really loving CacheMate. I'm looking forward to future updates of this fine program.

 

--Marky

...Be nice to your fellow geocachers, they might be Hemlock...

[+CurmudgeonlyGal]

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Originally posted by WARTIDE:

I also purchased Cachemate and became a premium member of gc.com.

Wartide

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Wahoo!

 

I went paperless last weekend, and boy, is it FABULOUS. I've only been at this for about a month now, but ALL THE PAPER! The older-PDA purchase (cheap cheap) and Cachemate for all of 7 bucks is WELL worth it.

 

Enjoy your newfound capabilities!

 

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michelle