Downloading POI to my Garmin c340

 

When downloading a POI to my c340, it downloads as a html document that states a sql server issue.

???

You don't download a POI to your unit. Please read the FAQ on this (upper right of screen). You download a POI file to your PC and then use POILoader to install it on the unit.

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Glenn - Southern MD; SP C330 / Nuvi 750 / Nuvi 265WT

Let me know if you need any further help

If you have trouble finding the information, let me know. However, the easiest way is to use the search function and just type in what you want to do. Almost every situation has been discussed here and you will find your answer 99% of the time.

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Glenn - Southern MD; SP C330 / Nuvi 750 / Nuvi 265WT

downloading

I was downloading to my pc, which then prompts with save or open window. I used the save to file. It then saves as a html document that the garmin loader wouldn't recognise. I've been able to download before, unsure whats changed?
Thanks
Greg

Guessing

GPaetz wrote:

I was downloading to my pc, which then prompts with save or open window. I used the save to file. It then saves as a html document that the garmin loader wouldn't recognise. I've been able to download before, unsure whats changed?
Thanks
Greg

I can only guess, obviously, but it sure sounds like you saved the web page you were looking at by hitting File/Save As instead of right clicking on the filename and choosing Download Linked File As.

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Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.

What file were you saving?

And where were you saving if from? I agree with Bentbiker that you must have saved the webpage and not the file.

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Glenn - Southern MD; SP C330 / Nuvi 750 / Nuvi 265WT

GPaetz wrote:When

GPaetz wrote:

When downloading a POI to my c340, it downloads as a html document that states a sql server issue.

See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/85 and http://www.poi-factory.com/node/12075

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

He has

charlesd45 wrote:
GPaetz wrote:

When downloading a POI to my c340, it downloads as a html document that states a sql server issue.

See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/85

Charles,

He has the loader and was using it. His problem was that he downloaded the webpage in HTML instead of the file. Please read the entire post.

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Glenn - Southern MD; SP C330 / Nuvi 750 / Nuvi 265WT

downloading

Believe my pc is wanting to open .cvs files as a html, not as a excel file??

cvs files as a html

GPaetz wrote:

Believe my pc is wanting to open .cvs files as a html, not as a excel file??

What file are you trying to open?Can you send example?

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Not the problem

GPaetz wrote:

Believe my pc is wanting to open .cvs files as a html, not as a excel file??

Irrelevant what it wants to use to open the file -- you just want to download it. You can set the file association to use whatever program you want to open csv (or any extension), but that is not the problem here.

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Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.

Repeat problem?

Is this a repeat of the problem that emerged in this thread?

arrow http://www.poi-factory.com/node/8190

POI-Factory was (is) storing the "content-type" for each uploaded file, which it replays when it is subsequently downloaded.

Internet Explorer jumps through hoops to figure out what it should do with different file files (looking at a combination of the file extension, the 'content-type' header and the actual data in the file as well).

Presumably other browsers have similar processing.

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