ADD LOCATION

The add location screen is where you can add your own custom locations (such as where your boat is moored). This function also allows you to Import locations which you have added to the database in Version 6.

New

To add a new location, click the ‘New’ button. Then, using the 3 tabs on the right hand screen (position, features & main picture) configure the details for the new location

Position:

• Enter a name for your new location
• Select the waterway on which the new location is to be added
• Select the location which precedes the location which you are adding. You will notice that the following location will automatically change. Verify that your location does lie between these two locations. If it doesn’t, then select a different set of adjoining waterways.
• You will notice that the scale of the slide bar to the right of the two locations will change depending on the distance apart of the locations selected. You need to adjust the slider between these two values, to select the exact position of the new location which you are adding.
• Enter a postcode for this location (if known)
• Enter OS grid references for the location (only if you are 100% sure of the GPS coordinates). Enter the coordinate in the format XXXXX YYYYYY (no commas). You should not enter grid references containing letters – this format needs to be converted to a 12 digit value)

Features:

• To assign a feature to the new location, highlight the feature from the list on the left and click ‘Add’
• To remove a feature, highlight it and click remove

Main Picture:

• To add a picture, click browse and locate the picture on your hard drive or digital camera that you wish to add to the location

Please ensure that you click ‘Save’ once you have completed all the information about the location.

Import

To import locations from your previous version of Canal Planner click the ‘Import’ button. You will be presented with a browse window, using which you will need to locate your version 6 database. This will be located in a folder called \data which will be a folder in the Canal Planner installation directory (this will vary depending on options chosen when installing Canal Planner 6).

The import routine will then search through your Canal Planner 6 database and find any locations which were custom added. You will receive a status box confirming the list of locations found. If you wish to import these click Ok. If you don’t then click Cancel.