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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
You were probably not downloading direct from the website, in which case you may not have experienced any problems. Anyway, you are all up to date now (until tomorrow when site changes MIGHT break GCz again, but hopefully not).

If you do have any problems after tomorrow, check the following forum as it will be up to date with the latest information:

http://gczii.newstarforum.com

It's also easier to navigate than this thread!

Not sure what you mean here. Are you talking about the phone's inbuilt compass? Or the GCz 'radar' screen?

What problems are you having and how would you like to see it improved?

Tell us the exact problem and someone will try and help :)

Or, again, ask the question over on the dedicated GCz forum:

http://gczii.newstarforum.com
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Version 46 was the last site update fix. 47 has some minor fixes since then. Don't bother upgrading. On Wednesday both will likely be broken again. Just wait for version 48.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
How to Solve Most GCzII Crash Issues

How to Solve Most GCz Crash Issues

There are several things that seem to cause GCz to crash. The typical complaint is that GCz crashes when viewing a description, sometimes causing the application to close.

There are several fixes that typically resolve the problem:

Uninstall and re-install the current version. You will find it HERE. You'll find the version you have installed by looking at the main screen in the lower left corner. At the time of this post, the current version is 0.2.35.47.

Find the \Cache_DB folder and delete everything in it. Don't delete the folder, just the stuff inside it. These are older, "cached" entries that can cause crashes.

Make sure that your language setting on Geocaching.com is set to "English".

Review recent posts on THIS FORUM to see if you can find a fix. (http://gczii.newstarforum.com/)

How to Keep from Getting FLAMED when posting about GCz Crash Issues

There are a number of people here willing to help you. But to be honest, we seem to answer the same questions over and over again. We'll be glad to help you, but you need to do your part first. Here's what we suggest:

Read the last 5 pages of posts and try the things that have been suggested. Most of the time, the solution has been posted recently. If you don't want to take the time to read the last few pages, why should I take the time to restate, again, what I just posted not too long ago?

Post the version of GCz that you are using. Believe it or not, there a chance that you may not have the current version installed.

State whether or not you have deleted the contents of \Cache_DB.

Confirm that on Geocaching.com, your language is set to "English".

If you've worked your way through the above and are still having an issue, post using the guidelines above, and we'll be glad to give you a hand. :)

PL, DB, TA, etc (you know who you are) . . . is there anything I should add to this???
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Looks good to me. Unless you want to include a pointer to the dedicated forum.

You might also have to post it every 5th post though and then there'd still be people who thought it didn't apply to them :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gunther26:
You're wonderfull

Thank you derlbear and the others and excuse me for being a creep !!!

In fact, I just had to change my language setting and everything became allright !!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Thanks I will try that sounds quite easy david
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi Paul I am talking about the GCz 'radar' screen I have been using a sat map and find it a lot easier to follow but would like to be able to get on with the GCz 'radar' screen
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
The forum is item 4 in the first section. :D

I know exactly what you mean on your 2nd comment . . . :eek:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi derlbear

Do I need AppToDate BETA? sorry if this is a daft question but I am not much of a pc user. I did serch for AppToDate and came up with AppToDate Beta

Thanks David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
GCz Broken again?

My GCz giving "Cache not found" error again, yet GC.com has not been taken down yet - has it?

Suppose better to wait till morning in case it's just a problem while they tinker tonight.

Ignore me, it's obviously way past my bed time. I just tried searching for a cache with a spelling mistake in my search and got the 'cache not found' error, so suspected the worst.

Sorry, false alarm.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
OK, then perhaps i'll explain a bit about how the radar screen works, then maybe it will make more sense:

(I'll try and do this from memory as I can't get it working inside my house)

Your position is the big blue arrow in the middle and when you are moving, the blue arrow will point in the direction you are travelling.

I have mine set to direction of travel pointing upwards (you can also set it to North upwards by pressing Menu>Direction>North up).

So as you walk, your blue arrow should always stay pointing forward (toward the top of the phone) and the other indicators will 'swing' round the radar circle.

So what else is in the radar screen?

The next most important thing is the red arrow. This always points to the cache.

So if the red arrow is pointing to the left of your blue arrow (your direction of travel) you need to bear left. And vice versa.

To be heading directly toward the cache, your red and blue arrows need to be perfectly aligned. You will have to go off course to avoid obstacles, but use the two arrows to line up your route again.

The green arrow is NORTH

Then there might be a yellow dot on the circumference of the radar circle. This represents the position of the sun and will only show if you have Menu>Solar Azimuth set to 'ON'.

This is very useful when you are standing still, as your direction of travel is no longer showing - because you are not travelling.

Point the yellow dot to line up with the sun, and the red arrow will show which direction the cache is in, regardless of which way you are facing.

(A real good one to use when your friends have a GPS and have to start walking down a track to get their bearings sorted out).

You can also set things like the range (auto or manual, I always leave mine set to auto), bring up the coordinates of your current location and the target location (touch in the upper right quadrant), set visible trail and some other stuff.

But the basics involve just the blue arrow, red arrow and yellow dot.

I prefer it to my partner's compass indicator on the Garmin Etrex Legend, but my partner hates the GCz radar screen.

I guess it's what you are used to, but when you have used it a bit it becomes second nature.

Hope that helps a bit.

Please also see the following thread in the dedicated GCz forum:

http://gczii.newstarforum.com/faq-and-helpful-hints-f4/usage-of-the-radar-t9.htm
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Yep, sorry, busy day,tired, missed that bit :o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
It would be perfect if we could keep your post at the end of this thread :)

It's ok David, noone expects that everyone is a computer expert. AppToDate beta is the one you're looking for. It's from Modaco. When there's an update of GCzII, connect your phone to the internet (usb or wifi or 3g or gsm), then open AppToDate.. that checks if there is an update or not.. and if there is an update.. it does the job automatically. You only have to press "ok" or something like that a few times.

But there's no need to do that now because you already have the version .47 :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] namhtc:
Radar screen in french

I wrote a french quick explaination of the radar screen, see there for french speakers.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi Paul

Very helpful thanks again for the full & clear explanation Re the radar. I am sure it will help a lot of people. It must take ages to typ all that thanks again David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
I type quite quickly :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yorkshiretaff:
here we go again...

"Geocaching.com will be going offline temporarily for a site update on Wednesday, July 28th at approximately 1pm PDT (GMT -7). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause." :eek:

Anybody care to wager that GCzii will be broken? I really hope I'm wrong as I'm off on my hols on the weekend and was hoping for a working GCzii. :(

Just a quick thought, if I load my GPX file, is there anyway I can do a 'nearest' search offline? This would take away the worry (temporarily) of GC.com breaking GCZii. :confused:

Thanks...

YT
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Fingers crossed it will be ok.

Yes, absolutely you can.

Get your GPX files loaded up and saved into GCz as managable sized cache lists. Or unmanagable sized ones if you prefer.

Then fire up the software, start the GPS and with your cache list on the screen select:

Menu>Sort by>Distance from>current location.

The list will then be sorted to show the nearest cache to you at the top, and will show distances and bearings.

I rarely use the live look up when I am out and about, just need to get organised with GPX files before you set off. I use the 'nearest' sort function a lot now. It's very quick sorting a big list on the HD2, but was a little slow on my old TYTN.

Have fun.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yorkshiretaff:
Excellent!!! Thanks very much Paul! This software just gets better and better :D

YT
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
OK, the gc.com system is down. Who would like to place bets on when the first "GCzII suddenly stoped working" posts appear? (assuming GCzII does stop working)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
It won't stop working, everything's going to be fine this time. It only breaks immediately prior to a major public holiday.

Mind you, it probably is a major public holiday somewhere in the world this weekend. :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sbrown2680:
Ugh....broken. "Cache Not Found"
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Yep, looks like I was wrong. Seems like they broke it again :mad:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] enyon:
SAD, they broke GCz and my GPS device still not added to the list ... very SAD :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Just getting used to the luxury then (well nothing ) ok we live to fight another day
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi is there an average time that Tom takes to sort this also were and how do I donate for all the hard work
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Most of Canada has a holiday (In Alberta it is the civic holiday which kind of means "It is summer, and we need a day off"), BC had BC day...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Seems to be about a week. This time though because it is on a Wednesday, maybe by this Sunday???

Someone (Paulloft??) should post the error on his blog.

How to donate, see this post
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Thanks got a star
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yorkshiretaff:
... sometimes being right really sucks... :(:(:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
You Rock!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
I've never visited Tom's blog, but I know several people normally try and contact Tom.

However, Tom is a cacher too (he doesn't just write the software for others), so he will soon be aware of the problem.

What I hope we don't see now is post after post after post in this thread all asking when Tom is going to fix it or demanding that he does.

As you say, he has always issued a fix pretty quickly, and the time it takes depends on what spare time he has together with how many changes need to be made to match the website changes.

So patience required, Tom will be aware of the problem and will fix it as soon as he can. The time it will take is not controlled by the number of people posting demands on this thread :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Cache not found error

" CACHE NOT FOUND " ERROR​

The latest version of GCz (20100719_1330_0235_47) is currently not working following website changes at gc.com.

This means that there are no fully working versions of GCz currently available.

Tom the developer will issue a fixed version as soon as time allows and until he does we will all have to be patient.

Remember, GCz will still be fully functional in 'offline' mode. Just load your cache lists from GPX files generated either from Pocket Queries or a database such as GSAK.

Note: You need Premium Membership to use Pocket Queries to generate GPX files (but it's not expensive)

With the cache lists loaded from GPX files, you can still see cache descriptions, past logs, hints etc which will allow you to hunt caches.

You will also be able to write field notes ready for upload to gc.com when you get home.

Check back here regularly for progress reports and possible temporary fixes from Tom.

Check the developer's page for the next full version release. http://www.nicque.com/PQz/GCz.htm

Also check the dedicated GCz forum for info and updates: http://gczii.newstarforum.com​
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
This fix could take longer than normal.

Have you seen how much gs have changed the way logging trackables works?

That must have a big impact on the coding of GCz for handling trackable logging.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] TheConfusedOne:
Damn

I knew it.

Want to go caching this Saturday.

But now i can't get the caches.

I just tried the workaround with the pocket queries.

Does not work for me. I am no premium member.

Is there any other way to generate a GPX file with the caches i want?

Thx!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Not without premium membership, no. GPX files only available for premium members.

But to be fair, there are so many good things extra with premium membership that it's worth the £18 a year or so.

You get email notifications of new caches or changes to caches (fully customisable), PM only caches become available (and there's more of these every month) as well as your pocket queries and GPX files.

If you have spent x amount on your phone and contract, x amount on fuel to go and find the caches, and x amount on your broadband connection, then (for me at least) £18 a year (£1.50 a month, 35p a week?, the price of one choccy bar a week?) is nothing to get these extra benefits and financially support the site that lets all this game happen.

But hey, I'm not here to sell PM's on behalf of groundspeak :D

I'm just not sure why folk won't spend a relatively small amount of money once a year to make their caching experience so much smoother and easier.

Maybe it's because there is so much free stuff around (GCZ for example) that people have come to expect not to pay for web stuff.

But the extras you get are worth it in this instance - in my opinion.

In fact, PQ's and GPX files are worth 35p a week on their own. I'll still be caching at the weekend with a full list of caches in the area I am visiting loaded into my phone :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wiklander:
I everyone, stepping in as a geocashing noob. But did just try to get the DCzII to work on my HD2. And as many of you write "cache not found pops up when trying to get info on a cashe.

Is this a problem for every version out there? or is it just the last version?

Is it my pone that is acting like a moron?

/Wiklander
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] enyon:
READ xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7396757&postcount=3712

This night... for me it was night (+1 GMT) geocaching.com changed their code on site.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wiklander:
hehe, got the point, tx...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Trying to think how I can make my post stand out better .......

Nope, can't do it :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wiklander:
hehe ,, Stop hitting me on the head, hard as it is...:D

Is this application developed by geocashing.com or by someone else?

/Wiklander
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Sorry, couldn't resist.

GCz is not a supported geocaching application, in fact they don't like it and take a dim view of people using it or discussing it on their forums.

It's been written by a top guy called Tom who runs Nique software. He is a cacher himself and wrote the software in his spare time. He then lets us all use it for free.

But he has a full time job so when something like this happens we have to allow him time to get it fixed, and not shout at him too much or demand too much.

It is hoped that Groundspeak will, one day, allow developers access to their API. The software could then be developed in such a way that it does not violate the website terms of use AND, more importantly, would not be impacted by website changes.

But until that day we just have to put up with this break in usability every month or so. And not get too reliant on the 'online' functions of GCz.

GCz is so good that I am happy to live with the monthly breakdowns and not switch to another product (many of which also break quite frequently too anyway).

Hope that clarifies where we are with GCz.

And I didn't touch your head :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Anyone think we need my post about GCz not working repeated on a regular basis until a fix is issued, to save folk trawling back through pages to find it?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] enyon:
Developer is someone called Tom... "ordinary" geocacher. :D There is also forum for GCzII where some people puts more detailed info about this app: gczii.newstarforum.com/forum.htm :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Good point, have added a link to the dedicated forum on my 'cache not found' post.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Sadly, YES
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Kind of...If you already have the cache on your phone, you can create a cache list that would include it. Then you can access the cache from that cache list. If the cache is not on your phone, you are out of luck.

If you are desperate, you can visit the cache page using Opera (or whatever), then add the coodinates as a Waypoint to a different cache.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
OK, i'll try and repeat it every couple of pages, as long as no one gets annoyed keep seeing it there. I can delete them all when we have a fix.

But I think it might take a while this one, looking at the changes to the main page layouts, including the logging page (which already broke a couple of firefox scripts I was using) and the trackable handling.

Hope Tom's got some time to spare.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Absolutely!

(Actually, you beat me to it . . . I was caching yesterday! :D )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Like Paul said we all spend a fortune on phones Gps,s etc why don,t more people donate to this site. I for one would have been totaly lost without it and have a very expensive usless phone not to mention the petrol I have saved
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Me too, managed to get my last 'live' log in using GCz while sitting on the top of Bodmin moor having just got a FTF on one that had been published 6 hours earlier but I was stuck at work.

Hiked up to the top of the tor after work and pleased to find no one had found it before me :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wiklander:
Would love to donate to this Tom fella.

how?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Usualy, you are still able to log a find. GCzII sais it didn't work, but it does. Has anyone tried that this time? Maybe I will post a note to one of my caches to see.

PS I love the idea of automatic dipping. I have not had a chance to use it yet, but if it works out well, it will be great. I would like to see the ability to dip trackables in your 'collection' as well.

EDIT: I just managed to log a Note to one of my archived caches. So live logging still works. GCz sais it didn't work, but the log goes through fine. So after GCzII sais it didn't work, just select cancle
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Read this thread at the gczii.newstarforum.com site
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Excellent, so with all the caches preloaded using GPX, it isn't really very broken at all :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
"Cache Not Found Error" - Please READ

" CACHE NOT FOUND " ERROR​

The latest version of GCz (20100719_1330_0235_47) is currently not working following website changes at gc.com.

This means that there are no fully working versions of GCz currently available.

Tom the developer will issue a fixed version as soon as time allows and until he does we will all have to be patient.

Remember, GCz will still be fully functional in 'offline' mode. Just load your cache lists from GPX files generated either from Pocket Queries or a database such as GSAK.

Note: You need Premium Membership to use Pocket Queries to generate GPX files (but it's not expensive)

With the cache lists loaded from GPX files, you can still view cache descriptions, past logs, hints etc which will allow you to hunt caches.

The cache logging function (Found, Not Found, Post Note etc) IS still working. GCz reports an error but just press cancel, the log will post OK.

Check back here regularly for progress reports and possible temporary fixes from Tom.

Check the developer's page for the next full version release. http://www.nicque.com/PQz/GCz.htm

Also check the dedicated GCz forum for info and updates: http://gczii.newstarforum.com​
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
I am going up to Fort William Ben Nevice I am going to drop some T.Bs of that want to go to Scotland I have ticked and copied caches over to sat map but only get name of cache and co-ords is there any way of getting more info ie clues etc.Or a way to put them on my htc please
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
You need to get the gpx file. I don't think even loc files have all the information in them. I suspect it is loc files you have generated from the website.

As a non premium member can you get gpx files for individual caches? I can't remember if that facility is there or not. If you could then technically you could download them one at a time, import them into GCz and save them into the favourites list.

The only way I know to do it is to sign up for premium membership. Is your trip worth an additional £18? (and every other trip you make in the next 12 months).

Then you can run a PQ of every cache within 30 miles of Ben Nevis, load them into your phone and you're good to go.

Mind you, if you are going up Ben Nevis you probably won't be coming back again, so the £18 might not represent such a good deal.

<kidding>
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi Paul like the humour

.I am a premium member followed your instructions again and got it sorted again thanks. I am doing Ben Nevice for cancer reserch raised £1200 last time. Can I down load from geo to the htc

David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Hi David, I thought you were a PM, glad you got it sorted.

You can download direct to the HTC from the gc website but the GPX file will probably be zipped and the phone won't unzip it,

I always unzip on the laptop then copy it across to a folder on the phone. Then open GCz and import the GPX, remembering to save the resulting list and give it a name that means I'll remember what the list covers.

Well done on your fund raising and good luck with the trip. I'm sure the Scottish search & rescue teams are really very good. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
You can sort of download the .gpx directly by unzipping it on the fly. After you click on the download link, instead of selecting "Save", open it with either Explorer or a zip utility you have installed. You can then copy the .gpx(s) directly from the open .zip to your phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Is there any way to get more than 5 logs into a .gpx? Once I have a .gpx into GCz, I tend to reload the list to grab the last 50 logs. I can't tell you how many times I found a cache ONLY after reading a lot of old logs.

Right now, you can't reload the list. :(