[Az-Geocaching] RE: Problems with Mapsource datafile

[Robert & Linda Smith]

I am so new to this game that my comments may not apply to anything 
other than a thought to me.  I went to each of the waypoints listed, 
well almost all of them, and found all of the ones I looked at to be 
"archived"  I don't know if that plays into the discussion, just 
something I saw.  I have no other use for the datafile except to down 
load to my GPS the waypoints that I am looking for.  Thanks for 
listening to a newbie.
Bob Smith  team Petite Elite, Prescott, AZ

Koch, Dan wrote:

>After looking into it further, I've noticed that the previously listed
>waypoints correspond to the following caches:
>
>GC0255	ROMERO TRAIL CACHE By WJMYLES
>GC06AD	ALBORGS HERMETIC HOARDE By ALBORG
>GC072B	PINE TRAILHEAD (MULTI-CACHE) By TEAM CBX2
>GC129A	MIND YOUR MINE By TEAM SNAPTEK
>GC2ED8	LONE PINE CACHE By TEAM DAAS
>GC367A	AGENT POLECAT By TEAM SPIKE
>GC3B87	OBSERVATORY CACHE By TEAM A&M
>GC462B	COYOTE HILLS CACHE By 97TJ
>GC5E41	LUCKY CHARMS By OMNITERRANAUT
>GC6382	MIKKIS LAGOON By WHOOVEN
>GCA35C	AZ KEYCHAIN CACHE By GEORAPTOR
>GCB3C9	CONCHO FALLS By TEAM GEOTREK
>GCBA07	COYOTE HILLS TOO !!! By 97TJ
>GCE917	HERES JOHNNY By AZMARK
>GCA292	CANYON LOOP CACHE By WMNMBA
>
>These caches don't have the descriptions when the team-specific Mapsource
>waypoint file is downloaded.  They also don't have the correct information
>in the 'Status' column of the team-specific comma separated values file.
>I'm guessing those two things are related some how.
>
>Also, the following caches are appearing as 'Not Found' instead of 'Found':
>GC3FFB	YELLOW JEEP FEVER by CBX2
>
>Interesting note about the Yellow Jeep Fever cache...it looks like
>Geocaching.com has "lost" a bunch of logs from that cache.  The cache was
>hidden on 3/6/02 and the first find listed is for sometime in 2003, varying
>with each page refresh.  The archived copy on AZGeocaching.com has a first
>find date of 1/26/03.  I know for a fact that there were finds between
>3/6/02 and 9/6/03...Wyle E himself (themselves?) was one of the first
>finders!  My find still shows up on 'My Cache Page' but I can't get to it
>via the cache page itself.
>
>Anyway...anyone else having the same/similar things happen in their waypoint
>files or doesn't anyone use them anymore?
>
>LazyK - Dan
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Koch, Dan 
>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:09 AM
>To: 'listserv@azgeocaching.com'
>Subject: Problems with Mapsource datafile
>
>
>Anyone else notice issues with their team specific version of 'New Garmin -
>Mapsource w/Types' waypoint download from azgeocaching?
>
>There are several waypoints that don't have descriptions.  They are: GC0255
>GC06AD GC072B GC129A GC2ED8 GC367A GC3B87 GC3F86 GC462B GC5E41 GC6382 GCA292
>GCA35C GCB3C9 GCBA07 GCE917
>
>Found, but not indicated as such in waypoint file:
>Yellow Jeep Fever 
>
>There may be others found but not indicated, but I haven't done an analysys
>of all 500+ caches I've found...
>
>The cache name (description) appears fine in the 'Text - Comma Delimited'
>waypoint file, but the found/not found issue still exists there as well.
>
>Anyone else notice this or is it just me?
>
>Thanks,
>LazyK - Dan
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