Gsak & Mapopolis

[+YeOleImposter]

Thought I should share the wealth. GSAK has been so helpful I thought I would try to post how I am setting things up with different programs so that

1) Others don't have to reinvent the wheel and

2) Other Others can show me how to build a better wheel

 

For Mapoplis I export a GPX file named

 

sample.gpx

 

the "Waypoint Name (code)" does not really matter - I put in

 

%Code

 

with the following "cache description format (real cache name)"

 

%Name %Typ1(%Dif/%Ter)

 

Then I run the following batch file with the gpx file as the first parameter

 

gpx2mapopolis.bat sample

 

rem -- start of file

 

REM - output geocache Mapopolis csv file

gpsbabel.exe -s -i gpx -f %1.gpx -o mapconverter -F %1.txt

echo .

echo %1.txt needs to be converted...

echo Please type in %1.txt when the Mapconverter box pops up then hit 'begin'

echo .

 

REM - Convert the csv file to Mapopolis file

rem - command line arguments ignored

mapconverter.exe

 

Rem - Install file

%1.pdb

 

rem - end of file

 

hope this helps someone....

[+Sanruft]

 

hope this helps someone....

Will help me a lot!

 

Just got some similar help from another awesome cacher in different thread...

 

Thanks for the tip!

[+Alan2]

Huh? What'd'ya say?

 

I've been using gpxtomaplet. It converts the gpx file created by GSAK to a Mapopolis maplet that I copy into my PPC. For a computer "wizard" like me it's about all I can handle.

 

Alan

Edited May 22, 2004 by Alan2

[+Rosco Bookbinder]

I'm not sure why the complicated batch file and all that when all you have to do is save out the .gpx file, double click the GPXtoMaplet.exe file and your done. Anything more to me would be over kill to get the same result.

 

IMHO