skramblr

Note - You can use GPSBabel to translate between the Meridian SD card and
Mapsend formats.

-Skramblr

"Øyvind Steinnes" <f0nix@i.am> wrote in message
news:jWvZa.12556$os2.184121@news2.e.nsc.no...
>
> "Eldon Thrush" <e_thrush@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4OtZa.176071$xg5.138176@twister.austin.rr.com ...
> > I'm attempting to upload waypoints and routes from MapSend to the
Meridian
> > by way of the Secure Digital card.
> >
> The waypoints files generated in MapSend or any other programs is in
another
> format than the files generated in GPS.
> So you can not transfer the files directly to the SD card and then load
them
> into the GPS. You have to tranfer them via the serial/usb cable and then
> save the files in the GPS to the SD card.
>
> Just try to look at the files with a text editor like Notepad in Windows.
> You will se that the contents in the files made by MapSend or other
programs
> are pretty straight forward and readable, but the files made by the GPS is
> diffrent and not readable.
>
> Hope there will be a converter for these files soon. I also would like to
> use the cardreader to take backup of those files.
>
>
> Regards
> Øyvind Steinnes
>
> >
> > When attempting to "load WP/route" from card utilities menu, I get the
> error
> > message "There are no data files."
> >
> >
> >
> > Going to the DELETE FILES option on the card utilities reveals that the
> > .img, .rgn, .trk, and .wpt files which I copied to the SD card are
there.
> >
> >
> >
> > This assumes that transferring routes and waypoints created inside
MapSend
> > to the Meridian by the SD card is possible. Must that be done only via
the
> > serial cable?
> >
> >
>
>