TrekBuddy

[GuyJos]

Hi everyone

I have written a simple program to help you add waypoints to your TB device. I was fed up with having to use my phone keypad.

-----Features-----
v0.1.1 - Can export a .gpx file to anywhere on your PC.
v0.2.1 - Import added, only for XLS at the moment (see below)
v1.1.1 - Route funtionality
Credits page (probably should have been done earlier)
Settings page
Different altitude input formats supported
Different coordinate input formats supported
Can calculate bearings and distance between waypoints
v1.1.1.1 - Bug fixes, can now export waypoints, but not routes (next version!)

-----Features that will be inplemented-----
Import file from gpx, csv of xls, so you can edit a set of waypoints you made earlier
Facilities to deal with recorded tracklogs and to display them
Coordinate calculator
Support for Sony Ericsson K750i (my phone) - as It will only support list with <= 255 items.
Print route guidance
Improved GUI
Improved processing to speed up application

-----In the next release...-----
Bug fixes
Track log storage and database
Help page
Export routes
K750i Support

-----Importing-----
Requires Microsoft Excel or Compatible software
+ Open Excel and in row 1 type the column headings:
- Name
- Desc
- Lat Dir
- Lat Deg
- Lat Mins
- Long Secs
- Long Dir
- Long Deg
- Long Mins
- Long Secs
- Alt
- (you don't have to get them perfect - but that is what they do)
+ Type your waypoints into rows 2 onwards
+ Open Route Suite
+ On the import tab, choose your file and it will be imported

There are a few bugs that I hope to iron out over the next few weeks.

-----Known bugs-----
When importing from XLS, no value can be NULL (empty).
You need to create different start and finish waypoints for route guidance to work (they can be the same location, they just need to have different names or descriptions.
When using the "Make Route" screen, there is often flickering.
Many smaller bugs
MAJOR BUG: there is a problem with exporting, and it will display "No waypoints in file" when used. To be fixed in next version (NB: the app isn't much use with this bug)


Please add any thoughts below, and check back frequently for new versions.

If you find a bug, please enter details of how you make it happen, along with any appropriate files and your PC specifications.

[ksguy]

in version 1.1.1.1

If im tryin to import gfx file, doesnt load ..
please check