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Could somebody enlighten me as to what this is??

Hello all:

I have a Garmin 200W nuvi. When I try to download some POI files, it trys to save some of them as .xls files even though the download screen says it's a .csv file.

Of course the garmin won't read the .xls as a POI file.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

David

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Hi All,

I have a .gpx file that loads OK using the POI Loader.

So this is what I'm trying to do...

I'm trying to "add" additional POI's to that file, by copying and pasting the previous POI in the file and just changing the LAT, Lon, address & phone number information.

I would like to download special POI's into my Nuvi.
The "Restricted Low Clearance" for my RV, and I'm a railfan, working on a fairly large POI database
(100 points and growing) of trainwatching hotspots,
rail historical sites, museums, etc. in North America.
Correct me, I'm an Electrical Engineer, just trying
to get sequence right.

First, what is correct .xls format for a custom POI?

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