POI loader question

 

Not sure if this is the right forum but I have a question. I downloaded the POI loader and a POI file from Garmin. My usual download site is D:\Downloads. When I launch POI downloader and point to my directory I am told there are no files there although they are. Question: Do these files have to be in the Garmin directory? I have downloaded the files in the correct format.

See below

PvtMatter wrote:

Not sure if this is the right forum but I have a question. I downloaded the POI loader and a POI file from Garmin. My usual download site is D:\Downloads. When I launch POI downloader and point to my directory I am told there are no files there although they are. Question: Do these files have to be in the Garmin directory? I have downloaded the files in the correct format.

See below (especially the TIP):

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

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PvtMatter wrote:

Not sure if this is the right forum but I have a question. I downloaded the POI loader and a POI file from Garmin. My usual download site is D:\Downloads. When I launch POI downloader and point to my directory I am told there are no files there although they are. Question: Do these files have to be in the Garmin directory? I have downloaded the files in the correct format.

POI loader can see csv and gxp files.

Double check your source folder d:\downloads would appear to be correct but since POI loader doesn't see them they are probably in a subfolder of a sub-subfolder.

Examples
Per your statement poi loader will see all files in:
d:\downloads
d:\downloads\attractions
d:\downloads\food
etc

or

Did you do this d:\downloads\garmin\attractions
Direct POI loader to d:\downloads\garmin
POI loader will see all files in:
d:\downloads\garmin
d:\downloads\garmin\attractions
d:\downloads\garmin\food
etc