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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sabreman:
Disabling Static maps

To disable the static maps options:

Start GCz2

Hit Menu (bottom right)

Select Option

Select Static Map Settings

Uncheck all the boxes

This also worked for me, Thanks all!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] compidoc:
YES! It works again. THX.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
Did anybody have any problems downloading the description images after disabling the static maps? When I try to read the description in some caches the only things i can find are the description text and the attributes!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] TWiG420:
I am able to view description images just fine. Though I am downloading them manually, by clicking the "not downloaded" place holder.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
When I click in the "not downloaded" place holder nothing happens... Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Can you post an example of a cache with a picture in the description so that others can try on the same cache.

If you look back through this forum there was a discussion about pictures not showing up for some caches but showing ok for others.

Can't remember the exact outcome but I think it depended on how the image had been put into the cache page.

So it could be that you are just hitting on caches whose description image is one that wasn't downloading even when GCz was working correctly.

Also, take a read here:

http://bit.ly/a5QdFd

Hope that helps
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
This is encouraging

Some hope that this situation may not arise again...

http://bit.ly/b9sCAJ

Sorry, I am assuming people can access this without a username and password. In case you can't:

Geocaching Member says:

APIs for 3rd party developers

There should be APIs for 3rd party developers, be it GPX, XML, JSON or whatever format, but there should be a way to get the data from the site.

It is no secret that people already are getting the data through various workarounds, like scanning HTML pages or sharing Pocket Queries with other users. This just generates excess traffic and sever load.

Nikhil Singhal, Official Groundspeak Rep replies

We have been toying with the idea of API's for general public to tap into. Keep watching and do share your feedback and thoughts.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
For example, I only see the text in these caches GC1BT5C, GC1NDMG, but i can see these caches ok:GC16ZFX, GC26B8M... I'm going to read the link you posted! Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
The images in GC1NDMG (the ones you can't see) are linked externally to gc.com. If you right click on the images and select "View Image Info" you will see where the image file is. (Using Firefox you do it that way, other browsers may vary).

The images are from wikimedia, robbinsports etc.

The two caches where you can see the pictures, have been constructed differently, and bringing up the image info shows their source is:

http://img.geocaching.com. In other words they have been uploaded to geocaching.com servers by the cache owner, not just linked.

The odd one is GC1BT5C, as the images on that cache have been uploaded to gc.com and are showing as user images thumbnails. So I would have expected you to have been able to see that one ok. Can you double check?

It's going to take someone cleverer than me to spot the difference between the images in GC1BT5C and the 2 that you can see.

Don't know if that helps or not.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
It's like you said, although I can't see the images of GC1BT5C. For me the images that I can't see are a minor problem, but it would be nice trying to fix it in the future. It must be the way the page is build.

There are some "unknown caches" that the riddles are the images... and some photo spoilers could be useful!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ThoMo1969:
Why do I have to download the description, logs, hint, ... if I only want the maps? This is not an issue/patch to deal with the current situation but a requested option to make GCZII more compliant with GC terms.

And, yes - I use the maps every time to navigate to the cache location.

ThoMo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Tmobile TP2 with WM6.5 stock and GCZII (0.2.35.45 - June 5, 2010 edition):

Thanks OP for a great app!

I am noticing that GCZII shuts down frequently without an error message. It just spits me back to the home screen and I have to restart the app. This never happened with previous versions. I have read this thread from June 5 onward and did not see reference to this particular problem (so far as I can tell). Anyone else seeing this issue?

I tried running the app with 48% memory free and Sense disabled to see if it was a memory issue on my end. No dice.

I uninstalled, deleted all registry settings I could find, reset, and reinstalled. Still no dice.

I installed to the SD card and to the device itself. Nothing changes.

What is aggravating is that I see no partucular pattern, except that this behavior seems that it happens just a bit more frequently when I access an item in the cache list or click any one of the items in the screen that comes up afterward - Description, Hint, etc. But again, there is no discernible pattern and sequence of events (so far as I know). It does seem stable once I am in GPS monitor mode.

Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
You need to read posts #3395 to #3400

That should explain all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
So you don't want the cache description in Gcz, or the hint, or presumably the coordinates (as they come with the description), or any past logs?

Just the static maps?

Okay, I misunderstood then, I couldn't see why anyone would not want all the other stuff, but I guess you already have that from a PQ or GPX file right? and just want to add the maps.

S'pose we all do things differently, and that's ok.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Thanks, man. I thought I had read it carefully, just not carefully enough! :)

I guess I'll wait for the update.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Ver 0.2.35.46

Hi

I tried to fix all issues on weekend but some issues still exist.

But better than no work. :<

Please find attach ZIP files here.

Sorry for the inconvinience.

Thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
thank you..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Thanks Tom, you are a star.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jake Bullit:
Thanks again Tom.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ricke 59:
Many thanks again Tom, but I´m wondering, where's the CAB file, as far as I could tell both links in post #3450 are giving the EXE file.

I checked Your own webpage and there's still v45.

Am I making a mistake or ... ?

/Ricke 59
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Just copy the appropriate EXE file over the existing one on your phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yorkshiretaff:
:D Thanks for the exe Tom :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Thanks Tom, you are a star.

With the ststic image work around I managed to find 28 caches on Saturday and 16 on Sunday, all with GCz.

So even when it's partly 'broken' it's still a fantastic app.

Only going for 7 today so will test the new version and see how things go.

Cheers again
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 77grafik:
lot of crashes

For last week GCzII falling down offten.. Usually I am not able to add an cache to the waypoint, the app everytime crashes down with an error message in windows.. tried out on 3 roms on my Diamond2 (topaz) device - official stock 6.5 and two good roms from nhatHoa.. This is problem only last few days, maybe week or two. To this time everythink worked fine.. I am so sad, GCzII is my favourite GC sw, It was simple the best - until now.. Not working.

My friend has the same experience last week on his Raphael (touch pro) device - the app crashes down so much. Maybe some changes on Geocaching.com server?

Please check this and fix it.. I love GCzII, geocaching without it will not be geocaching :-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
I have been using App2Date to look for the update with no luck. Anyway, I now have the update. THANKS!!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gstar854:
Many thanks for the updated files!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Have you read the last number of pages that address a temporary fix for all the crashing and have you tried implementing that???

Have you tried the temporary fix Tom just posted???
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Why don't you read this forum, not just have a problem and throw your first post in.

If you READ instead of POST straight away you would learn what is wrong and how to fix it.

This forum is a two way help thing. You help yourself and people will help you.

But if you just jump in with a demand for something to be fixed having spent NO EFFORT trying to find out what might be wrong, you won't get much sympathy or help.

I understand that your first language is probably not english, so your post may have come across more demanding than you meant but really, you only had to read back 3 or 4 posts to find your solution, and you couldn't even be bothered to do that.

Tom must despair sometimes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Tested the revised exe files today Tom and all seems to be working quite well.

Don't use static maps so didn't load those.

Logged 8 caches: 1 Trad, 1 Virtual, 1 Webcam and 5 multis and all logged ok.

Dropped 2 TBs from inventory and all ok there too.

In fact the only thing I found that didn't work was the website links in the cache overview, where you can showthe different types of cache you have found. This opens the browser but reports website is unavailable.

But this is a very very minor issue and not a feature I use too often.

Otherwise everything just fine.

Thanks for your hard work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Many thanks Tom, great work!

Almost everything works fine now.

There are still some caches where the gallery/spoiler images aren't shown. (e.g. GC1D367)

Btw sometimes when I switch applications or klick a button in GCzii too fast, I get a white screen flickering to another window and back. It seems that GCzii opens that window over and over, because the phone begins to slow down.

Is there anybody else with this issue?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
Thank you Tom!

After I tranfer your fix I downloaded 5 caches with the static maps activated and it worked. Although in some caches I still can't download the images! It's working 99% for me:)

Thanks again!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lohtse:
Thank you for the update...

And I still owe you that pint:D:D:D:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coelho69:
GCzII Problemes

Hello ... for when a new version?

This version had problems, problems to upload the pictures from the description, also describing some of the maps are not loaded and the application blocks are selected, after having reset the PDA :(.

Another problem after the changes in geocaching.com page whenever it is downloaded to a cache application ends alone :confused:.

Thank you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Paulloft >>

Thank you for your feedback. I will check "Cache Overview" on weekend.

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

Hi hansdiegans >>

>> There are still some caches where the gallery/spoiler images aren't shown. (e.g. GC1D367)

I will check GC1D367 on weekend too.

Please let me know if you find others.

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Hi Drozman >>

I just understand your problem but not get any start point to check it.

It means, can do nothing for it.

Need to know the reproduce steps. :)

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Hi coelho69 >>

Which version do you use? Ver 45 or 46?

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

Thank you !! Domo Arigato!!

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coelho69:
Hello

I have the latest version available in nicque.com which is 0.2.35.45, have not seen anything about this .46 ... is already available? Where can I download?

Thanks all.: Jcoelho
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
Information about version 0.2.35.46 is found in post #3450 of this thread, posted yesterday(!) by Gech/Tom/the author of GCzII.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lufc:
Nice program thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] martinhe:
Many thanks Tom, great work.

In version 45 nor 46 does not download pictures spoiler:confused: (e.g. GC2B311, GC2B326)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coelho69:
Hello again.

To install this new version is better to uninstall the old 45 or 46 I can install without uninstalling it's okay?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dreamfalcon:
The 46 is just a .exe file.

You have to replace the file GCzII.exe
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] coelho69:
Thanks:) problem solved at least no longer stops the program whenever a new cache of discharge.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
edited - disregard.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Drozman:
Sorry Tom, I reloaded the caches (GC1BT5C and GC1NDMG) and now it dowloaded the images! It's perfect!

Thank you again! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi I have found the updares on page 3450 they are ziped files how do I open them and put them on a H.T.C ? do I have to delete all old files ?

Thanks David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pingu-net:
Unzip the GCzII.exe into your HTC folder - Program Files\GCzII and replace the existing file. Thats all
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] equo:
Thank YOU Tom for .46

Many thanks, Tom!

best regards,

equo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Snicke666:
Thanx Tom!!! Your the best!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Htc

Could any one tell me if this app works on the H.T.C.2HD I have been trying for days with no luck

Thanks David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi When I try to unzip the file a window comes up saying that it cannot do it as it is not a windows 32 file any advice please
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
I notice Paulloft has the same phone so it must work.Guess I will just have to keep trying david
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Oh David, you're having more problems with your computer than my 80 years old neighbour :)

You don't have to open the GCzII.exe .. as pingu-net has already said: You have to unzip the file.. so that you SEE the GCzII.exe

DON'T open it! That's why you got the error message. Just copy the file to your mobile into the GCzII folder.. which is usually "Program Files\GCzII" or "Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII" or something like that.

Just try it. It should work ;) And please, read the instructions that others give more carefully and you shouldn't have any more problems :)

Don't get this wrong. I'm not angry or something like that. I just noticed that you ask a lot of questions that are already answered :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Yes it works perfectly and brilliantly on an HD2.

When you have all the right files in all the right folders :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Thanks I will try that as I have already mentioned I should not be allowed to touch let alone own a PC I am un clear as to the difference between un zipping and opening but I will take every thing of the htc again then load the latest GCz11 then the two new zipped files is that correct

Thanks again David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pingu-net:
Of Course. This is a WinMo Executable. So open the downloaded Zip File and copy GCzII.exe directly to the GCzII Folder of your HTC. There you can start the application with no errors.

Hope this help's you

Pingu-Net
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
OK I give in Sorry for waisting so much of ever ones time I will have to get a Pc wiz kid in to read the instructions and load it on for me

Thanks for all your time David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Download ONE of the zipped files from Tom's post to your PC - use the top one, not the one with STD in the title.

Once it is saved onto your PC, find the file in whichever directory it was saved.

You should now be able to right click it and select "Extract All"

Now, at this point, if you don't have that option, you may not have an unzip programme installed on your PC.

If this is the case, given what you have told us, I would either wait for Tom to release a cab file, or get a mate to sort it out for you.

OR, at a push, PM me and i'll e-mail a copy of the unzipped file over to you.

However, if you do get the "extract" option on a right click menu, you are in business.

When you click 'extract all' you will be asked where you want to extract to.

Select a directory path on your PC where you will know where to find the file. Although most extraction software will open the folder where it's saved the file when the process is complete.

The GCz.exe file will then be extracted from the zip and placed in the folder you selected. This is very quick and should take about 3 nano seconds. Don't blink, you'll miss it.

Right, so now you have the GCz.exe on your PC, in a folder where you know where it is.

How would you normally get a downloaded cab file from your PC to your HD2?

However you do it, you need to use the same method for the GCz.exe file.

Ideally you want to put it onto your phone in the same directory as the existing GCz.exe file (you do have that on the phone already don't you?)

It's normally, as someone has already said, in EITHER:

Program files/GCzII

or

Storage Card/Program Files/GCzII

You need to overwrite the file that's already on your phone with this new copy you have just extracted from the zip file.

Once that's done and the old GCz.exe has gone and the new one is in its place, you are good to go.

If none of that made sense, I should go geocaching with a map and compass :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CeePie:
Thanx for the update

Hi Tom,

It seems to download cache information correctly again:

- Single cache "Reload cache"

- Cachelist "Download All Caches"

Seem to work fine, including description, description images, static maps, waypoints, logs, etc.

Hope my emails helped you pinpoint the changes in geocaching.com ;-)

Thanx, Cecile
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Winmar:
I'd been having big problems with it crashing, and a thread on the geocaching.com forum pointed me here. The issue now seems to be solved. Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] David1052:
Hi Paul

Thank you very much I got a PC man out and it turns out I have a faulty phone been on with O2 then HTC then O2 and a very friendly lady said she would send me a new one out tonight. So all been well I will be able to follow your well laid out instruction and go geocaching very soon once again thank you and all the others for your help time and patiance David
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
Glad you got to the bottom of it.

O2 are not bad really when it comes to that kind of thing.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] docfred:
I'm using version .46

Unfortunately there is no red check mark that signs the caches I've already found.

Is this a problem with .46?

docfred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
I'm using .46 and I get the red check marks indicating found caches in both the list view and the cache overview page.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] davrebelo:
I´m also using .46 and I have the red mark on my found caches.

Make sure you have your Geocaching Id and Password in: Menu-Option-Login ID/Password.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikro-mx:
Problem... :(

Hi all,

i've got a Samsung GT-B7330 with WinMobile 6.5, SO version: CE 5.2.21868.

I tried to install GCzII (latest version) on my phone, then a message says something like "The program could not start becouse it's made for an older version" :(

Trying to start it confirmed that it doesen't. It says something like: "Unable to find "GCzII" or some components. Please verify that folder and name are right and all the libraries are present.

(in italiano: Impossibile trovare "GCzII" o uno dei suoi componenti. Controllare che il percorso e il nome del file siano corretti e che tutte le librerie richieste siano disponibili).

Someone could help me?

Google says (and i trust in Google :P ) that GCzII is the best geocaching program for windows smartphone, i really want to try it! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
When you say you've tried to install the "latest version", which version are you referring to? Also, what is the EXACT error message you are getting, and when are you getting it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vidvandre:
You might already know this, still might be worth mentioning (as I'm guessing this could be a possible source of such errors). Given that the Samsung GT-B7330 is a model with Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard, make sure you use the "Standard" version of GCzII. In filenames/downloads both on Nicque.com and in this thread, this is indicated by the mention of "_STD" in the name (on the official site you might also have noticed the "for Standard" in the description)...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Paulloft:
His exact error message is:

Cannot find "GCzII" or one of its components. Check that the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available

But I think using the STD version will fix the problem as vidvandre has said.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mikro-mx:
You were right... my fault.

In my defense I could say that switching from Symbian to WinMobile is... :eek:

I'll be a master of it... maybe... :D

Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lord Raque:
Hi!

I had also trouble with crashes using 0.2.35.45!

I downloaded the new exe-file but now I can't open the cashes to get more informations...

If I use the old one it works until it crash...

Any ideas?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Glad you got it going!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Just double-checking. When you downloaded the new.exe, did you copy it directly into \Program Files\GCzII ? When you start GCz, you should see the version listed as 0.2.35.46 in the lower left on the front page.

One of the other temporary fixes (although I don't know if it's needed with .46) is go uncheck all of the static maps in Menu, Option, Static Map Settings. You might give that a shot.

Lastly, clear out GCz's temporary files. Go to the folder where your GCz data is stored and switch to the Cache_DB folder. Those are the cached caches . . . delete them. If those are corrupted, GCz may be trying to open those instead of downloading a new copy.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lord Raque:
Thanks for the informations but that wasn't the solution for my problem!

If I search Caches and I get the list, normaly I touch (I'm using a HD2) on the Cache I want and the next window open's but that didn't happen without any failure.....

Only if I use the old exe-file of version 45 I'm able to touch on the cache I want and the next window with the buttons for the Log etc. opens....
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Laggi2:
I have almoste the same problem. I tried to open a cache (GC27NBY) and I got the error "Cache not found". I've deleted the complete cache on my windows mobile (HTC Touch HD) and it doesn't work. Both versions throw this error. Maybe the problem is an image in the cache description. I had a cache without an image which works. I hope my answer helps to find the problem.

At the end many thanks for this software which is one of the best. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pingu-net:
I'fe downloaded the same cache with no problems... What Version do you have exactly? 0.2.35.46 or .45? If you have installed Version .45 goto here, download the .zip file, unzip it and copy gczII.exe into the folder where you installed GCzII. Open the App and try again...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Laggi2:
That's exactly what I did and it doesn't work.

I've used the version .45 and I copied the new exe from you link to the directory but the same error. I can also see in the software that i have installed the version .46
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SecretAgentMan:
Just double-checking . . . you've also cleared your cached files and unchecked the static maps? (details a few posts above)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Laggi2:
Yes! I did both and I couldn't load the cache.

Edit:

Now I can't load any Caches... GC1FMWF or GC23TFC also doesn't work. "Cache not found"