OK, I have attached a zip of the program and a ReadMe file
to this message. I hope you find it useful. Please read the ReadMe file before using the program and also see the bottom of this message
How to use the program.
The program is actually written in vbscript. I have been writing software for years but never in vbscript before (so be kind with your critiquing vbscript writers ;-) I choose vbscript because I wanted
to write something that would be able
to run on most systems and would also contain the source so others could modify
to suite their needs if they so desire.
This program/script requires that you have Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher installed on your system.
As most of us already know, the
iQue stores
waypoints in the Palm address book. So the easiest way
to get
waypoints into the
iQue is
to convert them into a vCard format. Once the waypoint data has been converted into a vCard, you simply read the vCard file into the Palm Desktop and then HotSync.
To read these vCard files into the Palm Desktop you can either drag and drop them onto the open address book, or you can create a file association
to Palm Desktop for the vCard file format (as described in the readme file attached here).
The attached program (Geocaching
To iQue) will currently convert two types of files as follows:
1) *.loc files in the XML format as downloaded from
www.geocaching.com
2) *.txt files in a tab delimited format as created from the MapSource File->Export as tab delimited menu option
The program will convert either of these file formats into a vCard format and then try
to import them into Palm address book automatically if you have created the file association.
Either of these files can have multiple waypoints defined in them.
How to use the program
1) Download the attached file and unzip the program and the ReadMe.txt file.
2) Read the ReadMe.txt file thoroughly.
3) Download a waypoint file (*.loc) from
www.geocaching.com or save out a *.txt file from MapSource.
4) Drag and drop the *.loc and/or *.txt file onto the
Geocaching To iQue program (yes, you can even drop multiple files of different formats onto the program at the same time).
5) Next a window will open displaying all the waypoint data found in those files. Here you can select or deselect the checkboxes
to fine tune which
waypoints you want
to import. Also, you can select on any waypoint data including lat/lon, elevation, name and description. After selecting on some data you will be allowed
to modify it. These changes will be saved in the new vCard file and imported into Palm Desktop.
6) After you are happy with your changes, select OK.
7) Now you will be prompted
to import the
waypoints into Palm Desktop. If you have successfully created the file association between vCard format and Palm Desktop, then just select YES. Otherwise you could select NO and then open Palm Desktop and drag and drop the newly created vCard file (*.vcf) onto the address book.
8) Palm Desktop will ask you
to select a category
to read the data into. On my system I created one named "
Waypoints" and always read into that category.
9) Now just HotSync and the
waypoints will be on your
iQue!
Suggestions/comments welcome.
Enjoy,
-Bill
NOTE: A newer version (1.4) of the program was attached here on 31-Dec-2003.
Free program to import waypoints
Linear Mode
