How to Import Waypoints?

[sakalk]

Hi,
How do I Import a list of waypoints to mY iQue? I have a list of points in a comma separated file with the format;
longtitude,lattitude,name

Is it possible to enter them to my iQue all in once using palm desktop perhaps?

Thanks

[apersson850]

If you can get them into Mapsource (the program), then you can save/export them to the mps format. That format can be read by the Transfer Waypoints program, which in turn can be downloaded from Garmin's web site.

[sakalk]

Hi ,
MapSource is the program which came with iQue? I don't think I used it but will give it a try.

Thank you.

[sakalk]

Hi,
This looks as not as simple as it sounded! I cannot import waypoints to mapsource from txt format! What do i do now?

Thanks

[apersson850]

The Mapsource program isn't delivered with the iQue, but you can download it from Garmin's website.
If Mapsource can't import your textfile, then search the web for GPSBabel. That's a conversion utility between virtually all imaginable GPS-related file formats.

[sakalk]

I already downloaded the gpsbabel (from http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net/ ) but am not very successful with it. Although the screenshots show a good GUI i don't seem to get it. And the site doesnot give examples of file formats, i mean although they say text file they don't give an example so I am always in error!

I also found another translater program in http://wayhoo.com/index/a/ct/form/1/

so should give it a try to-day.

But all this is to get a simple job done! To get some waypoint to the iQue!! I don't understand why they make it so difficult!:confused:

[apersson850]

It seems that someone made it difficult, by having the waypoints in such a format to begin with.
Not having Mapsource in front of me right now, I have to ask: Isn't there a text format that's understood by Mapsource directly?