If I record to the SD card then it includes the date / time in the filename. If I use the Windows software to download just the tracks and waypoints in the internal memory then it uses a filename based upon the serial number. I use the latter if I've only done a small amount of mapping (i.e. not exceeded the internal memory), because it does the gpsbabel step to convert to GPX as part of the process, thus saving me a few seconds.
-----Original Message----- From: Shaun McDonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 7 March 2008 22:13 To: Gregory Williams Subject: Re: [OSM-dev] Dev&svn accounts On 7 Mar 2008, at 21:52, Gregory Williams wrote: > [Snip] > >>> I may be being dense here, but what's the problem with a user >>> uploading a second file with the same name? >> >> All my traces currently have a unique name as produced by the gps >> [software], thus I see it to be unlikely to be an issue. > > The version of the software that I use with my NaviGPS generates a > filename based upon the GPS unit's serial number. So, the same > filename > gets reused. > The GT-11 I have (well off for a repair just now), also included the date and time in UTC for the file name. I take it that your firmware only creates one log file, and not a new one each time the GPS is started like the firmware I was used to. TrekBuddy and TrackMyJourney when setup to auto log both use the date to produce unique files within that one directory that the files are stored. I just haven't had the experience of doing things differently how some others do them. Shaun _______________________________________________ dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dev
