Author Topic: feature request (Read 4493 times)

hardwire · « **on:** January 22, 2005, 06:28:34 PM »

Boy I hate to ask for such a simple feature after all the GREAT features you have added to 2.17!! I'm impressed! I don't have auto routing on my GPS, so I use Microsoft MapPoint to plan/route my drives, but I use TopoFusion for all my track planning and points of interest (and geocaches).. Currently, I wrote a VB program to convert the GPX format for waypoints and tracks to a TEXT format to import into Mappoint. You currently support a MapTech Waypoint type. Mappoint is the same, except as a TXT, not MXF. Also, if there are tracks, output those along with the waypoints... format like latitude, logitude, elevation, name, description

Thanks for the great work on the wonderful product!

Krein · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2005, 06:15:43 PM »

Hi,

I'm not sure I quite understand, but if the format is the same you should just be able to rename the files from txt->mxf to read in TopoFusion. So I'm not sure what you're asking for?

We do support .txt files as in the examples on the user manual page, but they are a bit different than the maptech format files.

Thanks.

hardwire · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2005, 09:14:46 PM »

Yes, renaming the file works but it only has waypoints in the file, I was hoping it also would output the tracks along with the waypoints. Thanks

Krein · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2005, 10:40:07 AM »

Ok.

In maptech tracks and waypoints are exported into different files, even though the formats are similiar. The tracks are .TXF files (example on the manual, again). Can you just modify your program to export two files, or run it twice and rename the tracks to .TXF?

I'd rather keep support for .txf and .mxf as output by maptech.

hardwire · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2005, 05:34:44 PM »

I tried to append the 2 files, but the file layouts are different. If they both used the same number of fields and sequence that would be an easy solution. The .MFX outputs 5 fields and the .TXF only outputs 4 fields. But I understand, if MapTech needs different formats you should support them. I can still get what I need by reading both file types. Thanks for considering!

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