Help needed re markers

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:21 am

Well, I've decided to haev a stab at using marker flags, but only 1 slight problem. They dont bloody well appear in RE!!!. I have tried different versions of the marker file, yes I have tried View | Markers, yes I have searched the forums, but whatever I do, no joy.

This is the marker file at present, those familiar with Victorian placenames will know what route I'm building

SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0I0t______

Marker ( 37.025 -145.136 Seymour 2 )
Marker ( 36.904 -145.236 Avenel 2 )
Marker ( 36.829 -145.319 Burnt Creek 2 )
Marker ( 36.804 -145.421 Longwood 2 )
Marker ( 36.756 -145.573 Euroa 2 )
Marker ( 36.694 -145.629 Balmattum 2 )
Marker ( 36.636 -145.721 Violet Town 2 )
Marker ( 36.552 -145.980 Benalla 2 )
Marker ( 36.462 -146.226 Glenrowan 2 )
Marker ( 36.359 -146.312 Wangaratta 2 )
Marker ( 36.158 -146.401 Diddah Diddah Creek 2 )
Marker ( 36.187 -146.467 Springhurst 2 )
Marker ( 36.150 -146.607 Chiltern 2 )
Marker ( 36.104 -146.677 Barnawartha 2 )
Marker ( 36.125 -146.885 Wodonga 2 )
Marker ( 36.065 -146.901 Albury 2 )

ANY help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Mike

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:14 am

Hi

MichaelGreenhill

the Marker file name must be same as your route name

E.G. Brisbane.mkr

this stuff below must be the first line in the Marker file including the underscores

SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0I0t______

davec · Post by **davec** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:16 am

Hi Mike,

You need the longitude value first, followed by the lat if I recall correctly.

Cheers

Dave C

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:25 am

hmmm ok then, i'll have a shot at that one, cheers Dave

davec · Post by **davec** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:30 am

Its also a good idea to put quotes around the text fields if they have spaces in them - this can cause the RE to choke on the files.

Dave

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:32 am

Hi

MichaelGreenhill

also marker files can get upset with spaces eg use derby_to 2

rather than derby to 2

eg this works ok

Marker ( -1.444075 52.913607 derby_to 2 )
Marker ( -1.44452 52.913653 derby_to 2 )

steve in ozz

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:42 am

Ok, well I'll try that too, cheers.

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:45 am

OK OK, V HAPPY, thank you Steve and Dave, it works now

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 10:57 am

Good Stuff !

now make sure you keep backing up the route every few minutes or what ever you would like to rebuild

the RE can be a cruel but delightful thing !

steve in ozz

MichaelGreenhill · Post by **MichaelGreenhill** » Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:00 pm

Yes, I know all about RE, been playing 'round with it for quite a while now

steam4me · Post by **steam4me** » Tue Apr 01, 2003 12:51 pm

See also
http://www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/tra ... rkers.html

I've found marker files created from scratch end up "problematic" - I now take an existing marker file, delete all the markers, add my own and rename the file to that of the route I'm working on far more satisfactory.

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:28 am

I've gone one step further, and created a simple spreadsheet thct converts the real world lat/long into fractions of lat/long for msts. I then add a field for the marker name and have another field that concatenates the string.

This just gets pasted into the .mkr file - Bob's your auntie's live-in lover.

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:29 am

I've gone one step further, and created a simple spreadsheet thct converts the real world lat/long into fractions of lat/long for msts. I then add a field for the marker name and have another field that concatenates the string.

This just gets pasted into the .mkr file - Bob's your auntie's live-in lover.