yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AngusCS:
Tom. I have been updating as you brought out the .56 to .58 releases and each time they have worked as you described. We cannot thank you enough. I hope GC.COM realises that you should be allowed access to the API so that we can continue to get support for the WinMo users who still want to geocache.

To all the other helpers thanks for the advice and SAM's frequent reminders on what to do when things don't work as you expect. Follow these posts and you cannot go wrong.

I have been in the bush camping with limited access to phone coverage but whenever I did have it I downloaded the next release and kept on caching...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eriche:
distance not working

thanks for this update - but for me the distances are not working

Only get 0.0 Miles or KM :confused:

I was searching with the option "Coordinates".

If nobody has this bug I will try to delete GCZii from my device and reinstall it.

GreeT`s
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Due to changes from GC.com, that is how it works now. You need to Download All Caches. Then GCzII will have the corrdinates, and will be able to show you the correct distances
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Micha_X1:
The new german skin is fine. Much better!

Thank you very much!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _Rayman_:
I wonder about this behaviour: After doing a search for caches close by I get the resulting cache list with distances 0.0 (due to the GC site update).

BUT: If I select Google Maps in the menu of the cache list, I get an overview of all caches within google maps where each cache is positioned according its coordinates. How does this work? Where does the position information for all caches within google maps come from? Could this be used within GCzII?

Stefan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
See this post for the reason:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10007441&postcount=4600

The coordinate information is stored in the cache data but not in the list.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hageki:
O.K. got it now. The export works fine, if I download a new cache-list with Version .56 and export it with the same Version. I first made an export with a cache-list which was downloaded with former Version .5x.

Sorry, my mistake + greetings, hageki.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] chrysdm:
RE: http://xdaforums.com/show...postcount=4600

Tom,

Is is going to be possible to get the cache direction, distance, overall and terrain difficulty and cache size to display on the find list?

To have to go into each cache or do a Download all Caches takes quite some time.

Regards...

chrysdm
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] _Rayman_:
I'm aware of this behaviour! But I did NOT "Download all" caches, just retrieved the list and then let the list results beeing displayed in google maps - and there are the coordinate positions mapped. So where is the gap in my understanding? ;-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AngusCS:
Whoa! No gap, but as Tom is building this app for us as a favour and keeping it up to date whenever GC.com changes something please cut him some slack. There is a workaround (download all caches) and then the graphic comes in. Maybe one day Tom will spend the time to get the data from the cache but this is probably not his priority.

The application works so please live with it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] justfrfun:
Average GPS

Can someone point me to listing that will explain how the Average GPS location function works and where it stores the data.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

To get Direction/Distance, there are 2 method.

1) To use "Download Waypoints" on GC.com. (Automatically use this feature in GCzII.)

(You will see the button bottom of the cache list page.)

This feature gives cache location info as XML file. (geocaching.loc)

It contains like below. (This works for only Premium member.)

=======================================================

<waypoint>

<name id="GC1W3H6"><![CDATA[In Case of Fire!!! by tomhiro255]]></name>

<coord lat="35.691661" lon="139.832788"/>

<type>Geocache</type>

<link text="Cache Details">http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1W3H6</link>

</waypoint>

=======================================================

2) Read from Cache Detail info.

Need to select "Download All Caches" or "Reload from Cache Detail" menu.

This works for Terrain/Difficulty, Size, Direction/Distance.(Basic/Premium member both)

As the result of 1) case,

Without "Download All Caches", Google map shows all caches if Premium member.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andreha:
0.2.35.49 or 50 ??

Hi all.

I once again recieve the Message "Cache not found" when I try to open it from a searchlist within GCZII, athough it worked when I installed 0.2.35.58 some days ago.

Meanwhile knowing what to do in cases like that I visited NICQUE. there I read:

Geocaching.com changed some codes on their server.

Older than version 0.2.35.49 or 50 does not work anymore.

Please try latest GCzII.

-But I cant find it, neither on NICQUE nor here in the forum. (visited the last 4 pages here), but I only found 0.2.35.58, which I already have installed and what doesn't work any more for any reason.

Does anybody know where I can find the newest release?

Kind reagrds

Andreha
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andreha:
"Cache not found" GC language setting

Unbelievable!

My problems have just dissapeared.

After having doblechecked my Mobiledevice up and down, I gave up and tried to search for geocaches on Geocaching.com.

The site looked a little bit strange: I was able to read everything very easily:

My languagesettings had changed from english to german! :eek:

I am very very very shure that I didn't do it on my own and I remember anybody to have had the same issue here.

Therefor I think, GC did some changes and maybe they overtook languagesettings from browsersettings or anything similar.

After I changed the language back to english, everything work just as it did the day before. :-)

So if anybody faces "Cache not found" although all GCzII issues are solved:

Not only be shure that your GC settings are "english"

Verify it on GC!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timeless2:
Hi, everyone. I really dig this app and want to take advantage of its full potential, but there are 2 technical issues I have preventing me from getting back into 'caching!

Rolling with a Sprint TP2 here. I get the comm 4800 error even with the GPS settings fixed as prescribed all over this thread.

Additionally, I have Google Maps on the SD card and the app fails to launch because it can't find the .exe. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks, everyone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Menu > Options > Google Map Settings > File - Browse to the location of GoogleMaps.exe on your SD card.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timeless2:
OK, fixed Google Maps. Well done, author--I found how to point the app to the .exe found on the SD card.

Still having issues with the comm 4800 error, however.

Hah, just found this. Thanks, mate.

​
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] timeless2:
Fixed the GPS now. Sorry to bother. Moderator(s), feel free to delete my rubbish.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
- - - Disregard, OP fixed issue.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
@Tom,

I sort of got that.

Regarding obtaining distance in lists, it seem that the "Reload from Cache Detail" function runs pretty quickly. Could you possibly call this routine at the end of a list generation so that "Reload from Cache Detail" doesn't have to be invoked as a separate process?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

>> Regarding obtaining distance in lists, it seem that the "Reload from Cache Detail"

>> function runs pretty quickly. Could you possibly call this routine at the end of a list

>> generation so that "Reload from Cache Detail" doesn't have to be invoked as a separate

>> process?

Once, I thought same idea but it might be a problem when download few hundreds caches at one time.

Yesterday, I have got help to get Difficulty/Terrain, Size, Direction/Distance without load from cache detail.

I will try to find the way.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sweeney Toddlers:
Hi Tom,

Just wanted to thank you for not giving up on Gczii.

In desparation, after a recent thread, we ran Android for a bit on our HD2. Tried out c:geo. It is not bad but gczii trumps it by a mile in the real business of caching. After 3 days caching with c:geo and around 15 or 20 caches we are back to Windows Mobile and, most importantly to gczii. What a relief!

You have a stunning program here. The only thing that c:geo did better was the option to view caches on an external map (locus for example) which allowed more choice of maps and is useful for downloaded maps when away from a 3g signal. I suppose the equivalent for gczii might be navimapper (this would be a great development for gczii if you are still prepared to make improvements). However, on every other feature, gczii is miles ahead!

Please, please, please don't let gczii die if you can possible help it. We aren't ready to go anywhere else.

Yours in appreciation

The Sweeney Toddlers x
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hanshase:
I get an failure ... Cash not found... only for some cashes.. in version .54 + 56 and 58 all the same.

Check cash GC1PHKH and GC1Yw48 (Mediathek)

GCYD80 , GC14MFQ and more...

My language are english ..

I deleted the compleate software ... nothing else..

Did you have any idea ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Cache Overview?

When I checked the Cache Overview, it says I have 124 finds, but geocaching.com says I have 183.

Why the discrepancy?

UPDATE:

Menu > Reload did the trick. I didn't notice that menu. Thanks vidvandre
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
I just tested (in GCzII 0.2.35.58) the cache's you mention in your post; Searched by cache code, loaded cache overview and cache details. I can't see any issue with loading them in GCzII (see Attached sceen-captures). It might be worth mentioning that the last two are member only (may this be reason why they're failing?).

Anything specific you're trying to do or any specific error message you can share?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
Just checked my stats; they're correct, both found/owned, totals and specific cache type numbers are correct (though neither counts the 50+ caches I haven't logged... ;-).

nsa_sailor, are your stats (in GCzII) up to date? If not, there is an reload function found in the main menu on the cache overview screen...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Did you delete the contents of \Cache_DB? That's always a good idea after you upgrade. See THIS POST for details.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Cache Overview Links

On the Cache Overview page, the types of caches listed are displayed and work as hyperlinks, but clicking the links just brings up an error message in internet explorer. (Can't Connect, however other pages load fine when I attempt to open them from the same brower window that trips the error.)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
Seems you've stumbled upon a bug with these links. From what I can see (Opera gave way better error information than IE), they're linked to http://localhost/seek/something instead of http://geocaching.com/seek/something which would've given the results. My guess is that this is some leftover debug-code Tom have forgotten to replace before publishing the app/version...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] docfred:
German Skin

@tom

Thank you for the update on the german skin!

docfred

----------

P.S.

The idea to use an offline map program instead of google maps would be very nice.

Another nice feature would be the following:

A solved mystery ist like a traditionel cache. It would be nice to exchange the coordinates with that of the final location.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
You can use the Static Maps in the cache description. Just download the image, then click on it. It shows a map with a line from your location to the cache, along with the distance to the cache.

There are a couple of ways to save new coordinates:

You can add Waypoints from Menu > Waypoints on the cache description page. You can also save coordinates from the "Save" button on the main home screen (just under the "Go" button). If you don't have the "Save" Button, then click the ""<" button under the "Go" button on the home screen.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Poliveira:
Problem with the list of results

Hi,

First I would like to thank for this incredible app.

In the latest version I still have a problem with directions and distances in the list.

I don't have GPS on my phone but in early versions the directions and distances would be calculated based on my search location. I really like to have this feature back.

Optionally I could enter my location while using the "reload list from cache" option.

Thank you for this app and for your attention to this query.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scottiefilm:
In my list on GCZII were no caches that are archived. Geocaching.com shows me all Caches. Perhapst that is the discrepancy ????

so long

Scottiefilm
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
I think that feature is still working just fine.

For example, if I search by postal code using a zipcode in California, the search results will show distances from that zipcode, not where I am currently located, on the east coast. After the list generates, the distances will still be all 0's, until you do a Menu, Reload from Cache Detail.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
ver 0.2.35.59 now

Hi

1) Cache overview (Link failed) issue fixed.

2) Terrain/Difficulty, Size, Direction/Distance are back on Cache List. (Premium member only)

To get T/D, Size, still need to "Download all Caches" or "Reload from Cache Detail" if Basic member.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AngusCS:
Tom

Fantastic once again. I have installed and I am getting distances again.

Thank you.

Gus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ulihoden:
push up..............
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alx6ths:
Awesome support Tom, thank you! Works flawlessly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fialcaol:
Thank you...

You make our lives easier... :)

Keep up the excelent work!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Poliveira:
Working just fine with version _59.

Thank you very much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nachoaguera:
Thank you very much for making this program and all its improvements, is a pleasure to have your knowledge nicely for geocaching. :):)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] LittleJohn_099:
Hallo Tom,

Thank you very much for this programm and your support all days
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
ver 0.2.35.60

Hi

Ver 0.2.35.60

1) Add "Sort by" => "Cache" => "Found/DNF".

*) This works for English version only now. (Need to build Language skin later)

*) If use Language skin (DE,FR,CZ,JP),

need to rename "GCzII.exe.04xx.mui" to another file name first. (GCzII.exe.040C.mui_org like)

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nebias:
Would Sort By Members Only be possible.

This would allow them to be removed from a cache-list as downloading them is not an option. :(

Alternatively, in the Login ID/Password menu could a Member option be added so that MO caches are ignored.

Cheers

Nebias

PS Tom's my Hiro. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mtauf:
Thanks

Hi Tom,

I must send many, many thanks for excelent work.

Michal from Czech
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
ver 0.2.35.61

Hi

Ver 0.2.35.61

1) "Sort by" => "Cache" => "Member Only" menu added.

2) "Exclude Member Only cache from result" option added.

(Option => Search Settings)

This works for English version only.

To test, rename "GCzII.exe.04xx.mui" if use Language skin.

I will build Language skin on weekend if no issue.

Thanks

tom

PS) Need help translation!!!

English: "Exclude Member Only cache from result"

German: ""

French: ""

Czech: ""

Japanese: "Member Onlyキャッシュを検索結果から除く"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tr8000:
English: "Exclude Member Only cache from result"

German: "Premium-Member-Caches ausblenden"

or

German: "Premium-Member-Caches im Suchergebnis ausblenden"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Thanks tr8000

English: "Exclude Member Only cache from result"

German: "Premium-Member-Caches ausblenden"

French: ""

Czech: ""

Japanese: "Member Onlyキャッシュを検索結果から除く"

Please help :D

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
Sorry. I'm not at all able to help with the missing translations.

I would however change the English line to say "Exclude Member Only caches from results". A small change, mostly supposed to indicate that it could be more than one cache.

The line could possibly be shortened to "Exclude Member Only caches" (likewise the "from result" part could possibly be dropped from the owned/found item as well). My reasoning being, since all of this is on the "Search settings" page, that the option(s) effects the search results should be clear enough.

Though English is not my native language, so somebody will probably come along and correct my mistakes... ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Andreha:
feature for Mystery Caches

Once again, Tom: great application, great Support, thankl you so much.

I just read the following in a previous post:

There are a couple of ways to save new coordinates:

You can add Waypoints from Menu > Waypoints on the cache description page. You can also save coordinates from the "Save" button on the main home screen (just under the "Go" button). If you don't have the "Save" Button, then click the ""<" button under the "Go" button on the home screen.

Me, when I successfully have puzzled a mystery, I put the found out coordinates into the field "personal cache note" on gc.com

Would it be possible to integrate that field also to the Cache-view in GCzII?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] acejavelin:
If it isn't asking too much, could AppToDate be updated soon? I have trouble getting files to my old PDA to install and downloading the CAB's and updates via the browser is troublesome at best.

Thanks again for all your hard work, Tom!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] trestidlo:
English: "Exclude Member Only cache from result"

Czech: "Nezobrazovat Premium-Member-Caches"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

English: "Exclude Member Only caches"

German: "Premium-Member-Caches ausblenden"

French: ""

Czech: "Nezobrazovat Premium-Member-Caches"

Japanese: "Member Onlyキャッシュを除外する"

Thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Just out of curiosity, I ran "Exclude Member Only caches" through microsoft's translator and came up with the following. Interesting differences.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/Default.aspx?ref=IE8Activity

German: "Exclude Mitglied nur Caches"

French: "Exclure le membre seulement caches"

Czech: "Vyloučit pouze člen mezipaměti"

Japanese: "「メンバーのみキャッシュをを除外」"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Isn't it "Premium Member Only" in English?

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

English: "Exclude Premium Member Only caches"

German: "Premium-Member-Caches ausblenden"

French: ""

Czech: "Nezobrazovat Premium-Member-Caches"

Japanese: "Premium Member Onlyキャッシュを除外"

Thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Primex:
Wish

Hey Tom, thanks for all that well placed work!

I have a wish, maybe it is possible to be satisfied by you.

I like to work with my touchphone and GCzII, and i alos like to work with my desktop pc and the site auf gc.

I would like to write my "todo cache list" on my desktop, I think it is easier than pickung each cache in GCzII. I have seen the XML data are not so well to be written by hand.

Do you have any Idea or a programm to create this "cache codes" which i cann see in the xml?

Maybe a converting tool, just choose a cache by GC code and the rest is done by the programm.

Is that possible?

Thanks a lot in advance

Best regards

Felix aka Primex
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Why don't you just use the .gpx file format and the import/export function of GCzII and a software on your PC?

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Primex:
Because I cant click on the GPX Button on the website

Is there a trick?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
You have to be a "Premium" Member.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shop:
Thanks Guys! Nice works.. Again.!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gwalch:
I must also add my thanks to all concerned in relation to this program.

Mighty fine work.. most impressive.

It is greatly appreciated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Beate Berliner:
Little Mistakes ...

Hi Gech!

Thank you very much for this fantastic friend which is very helpful to find caches so easy... I love GCZII! The best helper for geocaching. I've seen many of them and some I tried out...

Found a few very little mistakes in german translation. German language needs commas, some explanations should follow to sense and spoken behaviour, not to correct translation word by word. Titles could be shortened.

Won't criticize your work, but help to improve german skin.

Look!

PLZ/Adresse

Gib eine Postleitzahl oder Adresse ein und drücke "Go", um nach Geocaches an diesem Ort zu suchen.

Cache-Code

Du kannst nach einem speziellen Cache suchen, wenn Du seinen Code kennst.

Koordinaten

Gib Koordinaten ein und drücke "Go", um nach Geocaches an diesem Ort zu suchen.

Cache-Name

Gib einen Teil des Cache-Namens ein, um einen speziellen Cache zu suchen.

Cache-Besitzer

Gib den Namen des Cache-Besitzers ein, um seine Geocaches anzuzeigen.

Benutzername

Gib einen Benutzernamen ein, um die von ihm gefundenen Geocaches anzuzeigen.

Tracking-Nummer

Gib die Tracking-Nummer ein, um eine Coin oder einen TB zu suchen.

Trackable-Name

Gib einen Teil des Namens einer Coin oder eines TBs ein, um danach zu suchen.

Feel free to use my corrections in red. But keep on developing!

Thank you once more and best regards from Germany

Beate:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ulihoden:
Thanks Tom!

big thanks, tom! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] justfrfun:
THANK YOU!!!

AWSOME work, Thanks so much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jake Bullit:
Working like a demon Tom,thx for all the updates:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Upload FieldNotes.txt to GeoCaching.com from GCzII

Is there a way to upload the fieldnotes.txt file to GeoCaching.com directly from GCzII?

I can do it from the web browser from

http://www.geocaching.com/my/uploadfieldnotes.aspx

but wouldn't it be nicer to key a button to have GCzII do it automatically?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nsa_sailor:
Changing the blue checkmarks to red

On a side note with the above, I uploaded my fieldnotes to GeoCaching.com. But when I reloaded the cache detail, it shows my log file in the logs, but doesn't change the blue check to a red check mark. Seems like it should.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] docfred:
I think you have to requery a list. Reload a cache is not enough.

docfred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Before, there was no "FOUND" info in Cache Detail pages on GC.com.

It only existed in Cache List pages.

That's why "Reload cache detail" does not refresh Found maker from Blue tick to Red tick.

Then I checked Cache Detail page and found new info.

e.g) in Cache Detail page shows below.

====================

"You logged this as Found on Thursday, 18 June 2009."

====================

This might be good to refresh from Blue to Red when "Reload Cache".

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Ver 0.2.35.62

Hi

Ver 0.2.35.62

1) Found It/Disabled status refresh when reload Cache Detail.

(Cache Detail => "Reload Cache")

2) Cache Description shows "Personal Cache Note".

thanks

tom