[GeoStL] Re: Pocket Query enhancement

Jumping in late here, but I would love a state wide query.  

Until then, I run several queries on two accounts (mine and super_cacher's).  I 
have state wide IL, TN, KY, and (most of) IA files that I update each week.  I 
did the same thing for MO last year.  Yeah, that's something like 30,000 
caches, and no, I have no intention of getting to all of them...yet...but I 
like to look at the map and decide where to go or vice versa. I also like 
having more than the last 5 logs. And also for the various challenges I can run 
filters and GSAK macros to help identify which counties/pages I need.

Here are some things I do
1.    I run the PQs based on date rather than location.  This eliminates the 
overlapping circles. I start with the oldest cache for that state and adjust 
the time frame until it contains 500 caches.  Then I start a second from that 
date, etc. I have them all running once a week each week.  This updates any 
that have been disabled/enabled and adds more logs.
2.    I run one "new caches in the last week" for each state.
3.    As I find caches, I remove them from the state files.  Periodically I go 
back and adjust the dates in the PQs to bring them back to 500.
4.    I periodically run the refreshallgpx2_0 macro on caches that haven't had 
a find or a note posted in awhile.  This eliminates the archived caches.

Of course I do run out of PQs and switch back and forth between states, but it 
works pretty well for me.  During Easter break, I just took my IL file and hit 
the road with no particular plan and had a blast.

I know about the no-no rule.  So, "Hypothetically" anyone who wants to look at 
my statewide IL file could.
-Tracy




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From: Kirk Yates <kirk.yates@xxxxxxx>
To: geocaching <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:30:36 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Pocket Query enhancement

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I've been working on trying to pull all the caches in IL.  Looks like
it takes 23 pocket queries.  5 days.... sure would be nice if there
was a way to get all the caches in a state with one query, even if you
could only run one of them a week, like the "found" query.

-- 
Kirk Yates




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