Memory Map Categories

Does anyone know how to change categories in bulk in Memory Map? It seems to
me that you can only change them one at a time, which is a real pain.

For example, if I create a category called trig points, then load a list of
all the trig points in the UK, is there a way to import them all straight
into the trig points category? Or select them all and change the category
with a single click? Or another way of doing it?

Paul
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:55:23 -0000, "Paul Saunders" wrote:

Does anyone know how to change categories in bulk in Memory Map? It seems to
me that you can only change them one at a time, which is a real pain.

For example, if I create a category called trig points, then load a list of
all the trig points in the UK, is there a way to import them all straight
into the trig points category? Or select them all and change the category
with a single click? Or another way of doing it?

In what format is your list of trigpoints before importing them?. If they are in .csv
(comma-separated value) text format, one Mark per line, the category-name is specified by positional
parameter (the 13th. parameter) for each Mark. You could insert the name in each line by a
global-edit, assuming a unique positional context could be established for that parameter.

If you imported them from some other format, you can export them to .csv format, do the edit and
reimport them.

I often use this export-to-csv / edit / reimport idea to overcome the limitations of the Route and
Mark handling in MM, which has very few bulk operations available.

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GeoffC wrote:

In what format is your list of trigpoints before importing them?.

I have them in a few different formats. But I've got GPSU anyway so I can
easily convert to/from pretty much any format I want.

If
they are in .csv (comma-separated value) text format, one Mark per
line, the category-name is specified by positional parameter (the
13th. parameter) for each Mark. You could insert the name in each
line by a global-edit, assuming a unique positional context could be
established for that parameter.

If you imported them from some other format, you can export them to
.csv format, do the edit and reimport them.

I often use this export-to-csv / edit / reimport idea to overcome the
limitations of the Route and Mark handling in MM, which has very few
bulk operations available.

Thanks, I'll try that, I thought something like that may be the only way
around it.

Paul
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