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Tue, 07/08/2008 - 9:17am

How do I create a custom POI file with bluetooth capabilities for the phone number?

I have an Excel spreadsheet with name, address, and phone. I have successfully created a GPX using GPS Visualizer's batch geocoder, but the phone number is not activated.

Can someone help?

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Tue, 07/08/2008 - 9:29am

Must be GPX

The file will need to be a GPX version (CSV does not support dialing option). Do a search....this has been discussed in the past.

Sorry but I have not personally created one.

You can try this link: http://www.poi-factory.com/node/9063

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Garmin Nüvi 650, 255WT
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 9:39am

See

See http://www.poi-factory.com/node/14268 for more information about custom POI's and Bluetooth.

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Nüvi 2595LMT
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 10:21am

Thanks

I guess I am doing this wrong. I have a spreadsheet, which I paste into GPS Visualizer, start geocoding, create GPX file and save to my POI folder to transfer to the GPS using POI Loader.

I am not sure how to modify the GPX file to add the phone tag.

By the way, this is a rather large spreadsheet with over 2000 entries

Tue, 07/08/2008 - 10:23am

Custom POI

I guess I am doing this wrong. I have a spreadsheet, which I paste into GPS Visualizer, start geocoding, create GPX file and save to my POI folder to transfer to the GPS using POI Loader.

I am not sure how to modify the GPX file to add the phone tag.

By the way, this is a rather large spreadsheet with over 2000 entries

Tue, 07/08/2008 - 10:40am

Can you do a mass change?

Is the phone number showing up in a different tag?
Maybe you can do a mass change on the tag to the correct phone tag?

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Garmin Nüvi 650, 255WT
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 12:08pm

GeePeeEx editor

rod wrote:

I guess I am doing this wrong. I have a spreadsheet, which I paste into GPS Visualizer, start geocoding, create GPX file and save to my POI folder to transfer to the GPS using POI Loader.

I am not sure how to modify the GPX file to add the phone tag.

By the way, this is a rather large spreadsheet with over 2000 entries

A great program which would make what you are trying to do a breeze....

Well maybe not a breeze but certainly do-able

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