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Sat, 11/11/2006 - 8:42pm

Hi,
I tried your procedure and it worked great for the hospitals csv but when I tried the air field csv and populated-west csv files , I received a "cannot open" file error on the roadmate for both files after transfer. I tried several times and even though the indication was that the transfer was working with no errors, it would not open in the roadmate. Later I tried to open the Magellan file on the pc but received a message that the "file could not be opened and it must be corrupt." I re-did the files with the Magellan POI editor and saved as a Magellan type. Everything looked fine but when I closed the file and immediately tried to open the Magellan type with the editor, I again received the message, "file could not be opened and it must be corrupt." I sure wish I could get it to work. I went to the Magellan site but didn't see any clue as to what the problem might be.
Jack

Update:
After my initial post, I tried deleting some of the records in the csv file before opening with the Magellan POI editor. Then I saved in the Magellan format and it worked. I have not been able to investigate further but it appears that file size or number of records has something to do with the failure to open the larger file.
Jack

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Sat, 11/11/2006 - 9:35pm

file size

I think you're right about the file size / number of records. I've had troubles with larger files on my RM 3000.

If you need any files cut down to a smaller geographic area, just let me know.

JM

Thu, 11/30/2006 - 3:27am

RM 3000 POI files

Can the 3000T handle multiple personal POI files? Meaning, can I store more than one? That would reduce file size tremendously.

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Thu, 11/30/2006 - 3:22pm

multiple files

The RoadMate POI Manager will let you copy several files to the 3000T, but you can only set one to be active at a time.

JM

Thu, 11/30/2006 - 4:51pm

That works for me!

That works for me!

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