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possible to edit favorites with a tool?

 
Sun, 01/03/2010 - 1:43am

Is there a 3rd party software that I could use to edit my Favorites on my Nuvi 260W?

I would like to add some additional information to some of them, that I cannot do via the GPS itself.

For example, I have the EuroMap NT installed (CN Europe NT 2010.20) on my SD card as a 2nd map, but the addresses do not show the full zip-codes (missing the 2 letters)...

shows: 12 somewhere st., somecity, someplace, 1234
should be: 12 somewhere st., somecity, someplace, 1234AB

Or am I stuck with this and can only accomplish this with custom POI's?

Happy New Year to all

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Sun, 01/03/2010 - 1:48am

Try EPE

http://turboccc.wikispaces.com/Extra_POI_Editor#toc5

Import, and then export your faves after editing.

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Sun, 01/03/2010 - 2:29pm

Looked good, but...

Looked good at first, however, when exporting to the GPS again, 1/2 of the information was gone from the addresses. Like it cut off 1/2 the field where the complete address was stored in...
Luckily I had not too many favorites haha smile

So: Close, but no cigar sad

Thanks regardless, at least it brought me a little closer to finding a good solution (still looking and will post what I'll find out)

Sun, 01/03/2010 - 2:47pm

Have you tried Mapsource?

Have you tried Mapsource? You can send Favorites to Mapsource, edit them, and send back to gps.

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Hawk - Nuvi 1450
Sun, 01/03/2010 - 2:51pm

Before you say that...

Before you give up on EPE, make sure that you look to see what's viewable on the unit when looking in Favorites to begin with before editing. As I recall (but can't find the link for the post just now) there is info attached to the POI that you will only see in EPE and when you set a Favorite as a destination, but don't see when viewing from Favorites in the unit.

..Hope that makes sense & sorry I don't have enough time right now to hunt for the thread.

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Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:05pm

Ok, I'm officially dumb!

EPE worked perfect!

As I had not worked with the program yet, I have overlooked the (ahum:) double-click! to edit them....
(Yeah, ok... I admit, i'm all red of shame now)

Thanks for the help and all replies!

Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:10pm

Just your nose

flipandboef wrote:

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(Yeah, ok... I admit, i'm all red of shame now)

Just your nose, it appears. grin Happy POIing!

Nobody's dumb.. we're all just on a learning curve. shock

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It's about the Line- If a line can be drawn between the powers granted and the rights retained, it would seem to be the same thing, whether the latter be secured by declaring that they shall not be abridged, or that the former shall not be extended.
Fri, 01/08/2010 - 2:35pm

LMAO! My nose?

My nose? hahaha it took me a while to get that one!