Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] short names

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

 My guess is that '-s' should be '-Sn'.  I won't have time to investigate
this for a while.  Hopefully another Babel-head can help.

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Tange, Rudolf <R....@ex...> wrote:

>  No I definitely checked that box in the GUI. I just did again.****
>
> Output:****
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> gpsbabel -s -w -r -t -i
> gpx,snlen=6,suppresswhite=1,logpoint=0,humminbirdextensions=0,garminextensions=0
> -f C:/Temp/documents/exeter_green_circle.gpx -x simplify,count=125 -o
> gpx,snlen=6,suppresswhite=1,logpoint=0,humminbirdextensions=0,garminextensions=0
> -F C:/Temp/documents/exeter_green_circle2.gpx****
>
> Translation successful****
>
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> The waypoints that survived have kept their name.****
>
> Do you see an option missing in the output?****
>
> Does this mean that there is something wrong with the GUI?****
>
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> Thanks,****
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> Rudolf****
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> *From:* rob...@gm... [mailto:rob...@gm...] *On Behalf Of *Robert
> Lipe
> *Sent:* 08 September 2012 15:46
> *To:* Tange, Rudolf
> *Cc:* gps...@li...
> *Subject:* Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] short names****
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> You forgot to check "synthesize short names" in "more options".****
>
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Tange, Rudolf <R....@ex...>
> wrote:****
>
> Hi,****
>
>  ****
>
> I use ****
>
>  ****
>
> GPSBabel 1.4.4****
>
> Copyright (C) 2009 Robert Lipe****
>
> GUI designed and contributed by  S. Khai Mong****
>
> LGPL Crystal Icons by Alvarado Coehlo****
>
>  ****
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> (Using backend 1.4.4)****
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>  ****
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> On Windows XP.****
>
>  ****
>
> I want to use it to reduce the number of waypoints and shorten their names
> to 6 characters.****
>
> The first thing works but the second doesn’t. I specify the “Length of
> generated shortnames” as 6.****
>
> This it what it GPSbabel shows:****
>
>  ****
>
> gpsbabel -s -w -r -t -i
> gpx,snlen=6,suppresswhite=1,logpoint=0,humminbirdextensions=0,garminextensions=0
> -f C:/Temp/documents/exeter_green_circle.gpx -x simplify,count=125 -o
> gpx,snlen=6,suppresswhite=1,logpoint=0,humminbirdextensions=0,garminextensions=0
> -F C:/Temp/documents/exeter_green_circle.gpx****
>
> Translation successful****
>
>  ****
>
> But in the output file the waypoints (that survived) still have precisely
> the same names which are usually much****
>
> longer than 6 characters.****
>
>  ****
>
> Can anyone help me with this?****
>
>  ****
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> Thanks,****
>
>  ****
>
>  ****
>
> Rudolf****
>
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