HEMA help!!!

I don't know anything about Hema but it appears that you have somehow changed the Default folder so that when you attempt to open a ,map file the system is looking in the wrong folder for the files.

Can you browse the folders to find the folder where the .map files are stored?

Is the an setting in Options that allows you to point the program at the correct folder?

Jon,

It's easy to get pretty tangled up when getting started at installing Ozi maps. Although there is lots of flexibiliy to store them wherever you want, probably the simplest and least error prone is as follows.

When searching for maps (ie the .map files) Ozi looks in the location specified in file|configuration|map images. The default is the c:\oziexplorer\maps folder. It will search through the specified folder and all its subfolders. It is convenient, though not essential, to store the .map files with their map image files. I use subfolders to maintain order, but keep these two files together in their own subfolder.

One of the functions of the .map file is to keep track of where its map image file is stored. If you've stored them seperately, open the .map file (in any text editor - Word will do it, but if you use Word to edit the file, you MUST save it as a text file and will need to manually change the filename back to xxxxxx.map from the xxxxx.txt which word will have used). In the first few lines of the .map file you will find the path for the image file. From what you've said, I suspect that simply editing that location line may fix your problem. The help facility explains this much better than I can!

HTH

John

Hello Jon

Within OziExplorerCe the settings which control what folders or files are displayed when you use File/open map file are defined by going to File – Configuration – Map & Data Files. Click on the little box with three dots and navigate all the way into the folder you wish to use (i.e. the one that contains the *.map files) and then click OK – double check the path shown is correct. Make sure it is active (i.e. box ticked).

Note: Only the contents of folder you have listed at the top of the list will be shown when using File/open map file. Any other folders you have listed individually will be used by OziExplorerCe to find other maps you may wish to use when in moving map mode etc.

If you have your map images and calibration (*.map) files in separate folders you will also have to define the location of the image files by using File – Configuration – Map Image Files using a similar process as above though you don’t have to be as specific i.e. you don’t have to define the specific folder just maybe the main folder in which all you maps are located as it will search all folders anyway. Obviously if your calibration files and images are togther this setting is irrelevant.

Having said all that you are in my opinion better off having all your different map sets in individual folders within a main “Map” folder (possibly what you have now and don’t like). Use this main folder as your path and its simply a case of an extra tap on the screen to list the maps in each folder after you go File/open map file and are presented with the list of folders (as you are now).

If you define a single individual folder you will then have to define every other individual folder with maps you want to use to ensure they are indexed and available for use in moving map. There is a limit of six folders that you can list so you could get cornered. A workaround is to put all your map (calibration) files from all your map sets into one folder but that can get a bit messy in some circumstances.

Cheers
Greg

Thanks for the help folks.
Sometimes the solution is the simplest thing.
Thanks again.
Jon W