Charles, actually what I did do and it worked fine was take the route from one of the little side streets I have to turn on to and it worked beautifully. If I created a vehickle route I would be put on a 4 lane highway without a side walk. Thanks anyway. Mary Ellen Earls Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:54 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: The Version 3 is installed: > I would create a vehicle route in this case. > Charles. > > At 02:26 PM 7/17/2004, you wrote: > >Oh thanks that explains a tremendous amount. I do live on a 4 lane highway. > >I will make my own route to this person's house manually then. > >Thanks very much both for answering my question and your birthday wishes. > > > >Mary Ellen Earls > >Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx> > >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 8:40 AM > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: The Version 3 is installed: > > > > > > > Hi Mary, Happy Birthday! > > > > > > You should be able to create Vehicle and Pedestrian routes with version > >3.0 > > > without any difficulties. > > > > > > Reasons why you can create a Vehicle route but a Pedestrian route fails is > > > probably because of one of the following. > > > > > > Remember pedestrian routes are routes you can walk not necessarily drive > > > on. Usually pedestrian routes are short distances, but you can create a > > > Pedestrian route that is 100 miles long if you want in which case I hope > > > your in good shape and see you in a month. (Smile) > > > > > > 1. Your current position is currently on a freeway or highway, on/off ramp > > > etc. (i.e. you are in a car when you try to create this pedestrian > > > route). (Solution use a vehicle route or wait until the car exits the > > > freeway and is again on local streets). > > > > > > 2. Your destination you set is currently on a freeway or highway etc. > > > (Solution use a vehicle route or change your destination) > > > > > > 3. The one way to get from your current start position to a destination is > > > via a freeway. (Solution use a vehicle route) > > > > > > 4. You are in GPS mode and your gps position hasn't been set yet. > >(Solution > > > switch to Virtual mode) > > > > > > 5. You are in Virtual mode on a freeway but trying to create a GPS route. > > > (Solution switch to GPS mode) > > > > > > Try the following. Switch to Virtual mode. Set your virtual position to > > > your home address, then set your destination to either a friends house, or > > > a POI near your house and try creating a pedestrian route. This will show > > > you that it is working, and then try other destinations. > > > > > > If you can't figure out why a pedestrian or vehicle route is failing > >please > > > send me > > > charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your starting position and your destination > > > (Addresses, or Lat/Lon will be fine.) > > > > > > Important: Routes created in GPS mode uses your current GPS position as > > > your start point and the destination you set as the destination. > > > Routes created in Virtual mode uses your current Virtual position as your > > > start point and the destination you set as the destination. > > > > > > Oh and another point the destination you set is the same in both virtual > > > and GPS modes. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > Charles. > > > > > > At 09:30 AM 7/17/2004, you wrote: > > > >Hi! > > > >VErsion 3 has had its maiden voyage and there are many impressive things > > > >about it. I need to listen to the tutorial because I know there are > >things I > > > >need to find out but let me read the book on this rainy sulkey day and > >then > > > >I'll get back on the list and ask. > > > >Just for Charles and Mike, I still can not create a pedestrian route on > >my > > > >tprogram. Could it be this Braille Note? > > > >Thanks. > > > >Hopefully it will tell me how in the tutorial. > > > >Thanks for a beautiful upgrade and for making my birthday such a success. > > > > > > > >Mary Ellen Earls > > > >Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. > > > > > > Charles M. La Pierre CTO > > > Sendero Group, LLC > > > > > > Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W > > > > > > > > > > > Charles M. La Pierre CTO > Sendero Group, LLC > > Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W > > >