Oziexplorer question

First thoughts are a file association issue.....don't know why though.

Have you confirmed that the track file has a "plt" extension to it and the waypoint has a "wpt" file extension?

Andrew

Willem, have you tried opening the original map and opening up the waypoints ? Probably a silly question but I have a head full of sinus today and hence I'm more silly than normal :))

I assume you saved the waypoints on the GPS as you were travelling??
Then under Magellan- 'Get Waypoints from GPS'. I think they are then displayed on the map- then you could 'Save Waypoints' to your normal file.

After firing up OziEx you need to:

1. Load the map
2. Load the previously saved Waypoint File(s) - *.wpt file
3. Load the previously saved Track File(s) - *.plt file

You may find that you want to change the track colour (select the little rectangle icon that brings up the tracks list, then select the particular track and change it's colour) so you can see it on the map.

Then you can also then edit the Waypoints (for instance) ... and save your edits back to the file. This might include moving the waypoints to perfectly align with the map; editing the style and icon and text etc.

I do this all the time - I use the Man overboard feature to create the waypoints as I am driving. Note them down in a notebook, and come back to them later and change them to reflect the feature I wanted to note on the map.

I hope this helps (but I haven't loaded up OziEx so am working blind)

If you're down in Adelaide soon, let me know and you can drop by and I can show you.

Cheers
Andrew.

When you say "If I click on a map it says it doesnt know which program created it", do you mean that you are attempting to open the file, expecting it to open up in OziExplorer, but it gives you an error message?

And when you say "when I go into my programs there isnt anything recognisable", do you mean you cannot find the Oziexplorer program anywhere under "Programs" on the Start Menu?

If so then it sounds to me like you no longer have OziExplorer installed, or that something else has interfered with it causing it not to run properly.

Either way I would suggest you will need to re-install the software.

Goto start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs

Look for OziExplorer on the list. If it is listed, select it, then click the "Remove" button to uninstall.

If it is not listed, then it means it is not installed on your system.

The next step is to re-install OziExplorer.

Hope this helps.

Throwing another idea into your already full memory-banks:

If you have the "Log Track to File" selected in the Moving Map menu, then you should have the track stored as a file automagically called mmTrack.plt (or another name if you have changed this option). This file will grow in size, every time you have a new session of MM, as it appends the data to the end of this file. This saves the problem of forgetting to save the trackfile, or loosing battery power etc.

Open this file to check for your recent track if you cannot find it otherwise.......be aware that "showing the tracklist" of any trackfile over about 5-6000 trackpoints in Ozi will cause it to bog down to the point of requiring a closing of the program.

Enjoy

Andrew