Can I migrate user waypoints and routes from one model of GPS to another ?
Yes, but there are restrictions due to the different record formats employed. You cannot simply use GPS_COM to download from one and upload to another. The procedure requires that you Import the .gar files into GPS_DBM and re-Export them in the new format. 12. My GPS is capable of 115,200 baud, but I get hang-ups and transmission errors at this upload speed.
Yes, but there are restrictions due to the different record formats employed. You cannot simply use GPS_COM to download from one and upload to another. The procedure requires that you Import the .gar files into GPS_DBM and re-Export them in the new format. 12. My GPS is capable of 115,200 baud using the serial interface, but I get hang-ups and transmission errors at this upload speed. I do too. I find things are better the newer the hardware and the shorter the interface cable. My 4 year old cheap laptop has no problems at 115k. 13. My GEN program has been OK for months, but now it keeps crashing. If there has been an unexpected interruption on the system it is possible that an ISAM database index has become corrupted. Try deleting all the files in subdirectory ‘db50’, or at least all the *.dtx files, and start over. 14. I have made a new image file which is over two times the maximum size, and find that many of the records are corrupt when viewed with my GEN program. Many of the data
