Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Re: Online conversions with GPSbabel

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

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> >compile into a list.  For instance, OziExplorer tracks are always .plt and 
> >the waypoints are .wpt.  (I suppose there's no Ozi suffix in the GPSBabel 
> >array because each line represents tracks, waypoints, and routes all 
> >together.)

That's correct.  Ozi and Mapsend are (I think) unique in this regard in
that they use the 'same' format with different extensions depending on
what is in them.

If it's important to you, I could be convinced to extend the format of
that column to allow multiple names or to create additional entries that
point to the same that just list different descriptions and extensions.

> That's my understanding too.  I'm pretty sure this extension stuff is 
> just informational, though.  I don't think GPSBabel actually uses it 
> anywhere.

Correct.  You can name all your waypoint files ".xls" for all GPSBabel
cares.  This hint for menuing thingies is the only place it's used.

> I also gave a few other formats extensions while I was in there.  In 

Thank you, Sir.

> (And may I mention that "delimitered" is a very interesting word indeed...)

Since it's under the microscope, it's no more disturbing than "tab
delimited comma separated values" itself. :-)   I've tweaked that.

> I'd venture a guess that kml should be kml and that Lowrance USR should 
> be usr, but I'm open to being corrected on that.

Agreed.  Committed.

RJL