Information Repeated in POI
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I am new on POI Factory and GPSs and already I have learned at lot, thanks to everybody who contributed to POI Factory. Pretty soon I will do my share.
I have a Garmin C530 and I created a few POI files for my area. I am using the 4 column system, i.e. Lon, Lat, Name and Phone # or Lon, Lat, Name and City.
Everything properly loaded on my SD Card with POI Loader. All POIs work fine, I tested some on the road.
My problem is that some information is repeated on the GPS Screen when I access one of those POIs. For example, I would have:
LONE PINE GOLF
561-433-3006
561-433-3006
The first phone number being part of the Name as they are of the same font size. The second phone number used a smaller font.
I searched the forum for any information on that problem and could not find anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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These repeated strings are related to the length of the POI's name - if you add a character, the effect should disappear. A strange bug !
However, the example you give (14 chars), is not actually one of the lengths that cause the problem on the C5xx (or at least I didn't think it was)...
(Some other units (eg Nüvi 2xx series) have the same weird bug (but of course, being Garmin, the effect occurs with different POI name lengths )
------------------------ Phil Hornby, Stockport, England ---------------------- http://GeePeeEx.com - Garmin POI Creation made easy »
14 wasn't but 15 was
Unless, updates since then created more of the same anomaly.
Or, there are extra spaces in the actual file, and not exactly as printed here.
Glad I saved those old emails...lol.
........Garmin StreetPilot c550 / Nüvi 765...........
Thanks Hornbyp for your
Thanks Hornbyp for your quick answer. In fact, I added a period at the end of the name and it solved the problem (a space does not work). Out of 63 entries, I had this for 7-8 items with a name from 12 to 18 characters. Thanks again.
Ismonop, no I had no additional spaces or anything.
Thank again guys for your help.
Clem - Garmin 2495LMT, 1450T & C530
Glad
ya got it worked out.
........Garmin StreetPilot c550 / Nüvi 765...........