Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Unable to upload a gpx file from gpsbabel to Garmin Connect

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 5:22 AM, <gps...@he...> wrote:

>  I just tried to upload a GPX file created by gpsbabel to Garmin Connect
> [1].  It failed with " An error occurred with your upload. Please try
> again."
>
> After a bit of trial and error, I discovered that this is because Garmin
> Connect doesn't like xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0"<http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0>in the header.  Garmin Connect is able to import if I change this to xmlns=
> "http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1" <http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1>.
>

If Garmin Connect demands GPX 1.1 files, specify 1.1 to our GPX writer:

http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_gpx.html#fmt_gpx_o_gpxver

As for empty tracks, if you have empty tracks in the input, we try to
faithfully reproduce that in the output.

RJL





> This is clearly Garmin's fault, and I don't know if gpsbabel should change
> its header.  I just thought someone wanted to know :)
>
> I have reported the issue to Garmin.
>
> Henrik
>
> [1] http://connect.garmin.com/
>
>
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