[mkgmap-dev] Searching for postal_code & pbf-support

Thu Jun 16 19:18:25 BST 2011

Am 16.06.2011 um 20:13 schrieb WanMil:

>>> From the Nuvi (commercial map) of my Girlfriend I know, that when you search for streets, it also shows the postal-code. In Mapsource you can search for postal-codes, it also suggest postal-codes, but it couldn't find any streets.
> 
> Postal codes are not shown when you search for streets but as far as I 
> know it is possible to search for them. Maybe the index format must be 
> changed slightly so that the postal codes are also displayed.
> 

This would be great!

>> 
>> Other question: Is the pbf-support already included in r1965? I still get:
>> Error at line 1, col 1
>> Bad file format: test.osm.pbf
>> Error parsing file
>> 
> 
> Yes. It is included since the first days of the locator branch. I have 
> tested it today and it's working fine.
> 
> Please check carefully that the latest osmpbf.jar and protobuf.jar are 
> in the classpath.
> 
> WanMil
> 

How can I check this?! Isn't it included in the jar-file? I didn't compile it from trunk. I downloaded the following file:
http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-locator-r1965.jar
Don't forget, that it works with the "normal" versions.

Martin

>> With http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-r1955.zip and http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/snapshots/mkgmap-r1962.zip it works.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Martin
>> 
>> Am 13.06.2011 um 15:33 schrieb WanMil:
>> 
>>> Hi Martin,
>>> 
>>> you need to use the locator branch (I am sure your are doing so).
>>> 
>>> The last line in your style rules contains an error in the set
>>> (mkgmap:postcode instead of mkgmap:postalcode):
>>> mkgmap:postal_code!=*&  mkgmap:postcode=* { set
>>> mkgmap:postal_code='${mkgmap:postcode}' }
>>> 
>>> What are you searching for? POIs? Street names? Which search fields are
>>> you filling? There might be some problems left with searching for zip
>>> codes. It's not very well tested.
>>> 
>>> WanMil
>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> short question. In the style files I use the following lines:
>>>> mkgmap:postal_code!=*&   addr:postcode=* { set mkgmap:postal_code='${addr:postcode}' }
>>>> mkgmap:postal_code!=*&   openGeoDB:postal_codes=* { set mkgmap:postal_code='${openGeoDB:postal_codes}' }
>>>> mkgmap:postal_code!=*&   mkgmap:postcode=* { set mkgmap:postal_code='${mkgmap:postalcode}' }
>>>> 
>>>> But in Mapsource (or Garmin/Basecamp), I couldn't search for postal_codes. So what I'm doing wrong?
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Martin
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> mkgmap-dev mailing list
>>>> mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>>>> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> mkgmap-dev mailing list
>>> mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>>> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
>>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> mkgmap-dev mailing list
>> mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
>> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
> 
> _______________________________________________
> mkgmap-dev mailing list
> mkgmap-dev at lists.mkgmap.org.uk
> http://www.mkgmap.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/mkgmap-dev
> 