Meridian "There are no data files" error message

I'm attempting to upload waypoints and routes from MapSend to the Meridian
by way of the Secure Digital card.



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?

"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?
>
>

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?
> >
> >
>
>