Maybe I should release my Excel spreadsheet... enter POIs in the spreadsheet with lat/long, then click a button -> IDX and URL files are automatically generated

In this case, you'll have - at least - a beer paid by me in Rome!

Well this would really be a good support from you. I would really not only me I guess - appreciate such a simple way to convert POIs data into .idx and .url. I am not an expert in PC but I would really like to understand how the conversion works. I've been playing with files asc/csv/idx and so on and it seem they are "only a list"..but how can I compile the list????

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How does it work?

The IDX and URL files have a simple structured format. The format is quite easy to figure out if you use a hex editor.

The IDX is an index file and contains only the POI ID number with the lat/long, expressed in a POSWGS notation, and the POI name. The data is sorted by longitude and if there are many POIs it is also indexed in blocks for fast searching.

The IDX file is used to show the POI locations on the map, and shows the name in the search results.

The URL file contains the details of the POIs, such as name, village, city, street, house number, phone number, brand name, name-starts-with, importance, entry-position, and any other attributes you may care to add. Whatever attributes you have in the file can be then used in the HTML file that displays the POI data.
You can store strings, integers, boolean, and probably other types.
The info is unlimited, just use your imagination as to what you wish to store in the URL file.

The URL file is used to show the detailed POI info about a POI when it has been selected after a search.

Hello I had similar problem with asc2mk4_high, so figure out that Microsoft released Windowsupdate for stopping some DOS (16 bit) applications. So I switched to PC without this update and asc2mk4_high works again. Probably you can look for this in services.

Well, I solved the problem as I downloaded the file again (if you need it we are at www.autoutility.it). I know Angelych does some changes form time to time, but I bleive my problem was corruption of the file. Actually is difficult to believe to me as it happened with two different PCs.
AFAIK there are only two similar "converter" asc2mk4_hig and the spanish asc2idxurl_mk4. IAW Kiwi explanation I guesse the doi the same.

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Kiwi YOU ARE THE MAN ...great explanation. I really appreciate very much your explanation. I owe you a couple of beer already when you are in Rome.
Well, the content of the file is very easy to understand. I opened the file with different editors and it is a simple list. WhatI do not know is the way to "build up the file". I will study your words and try to figure out how to manage the conversion. When you would make available the excel spreadsheet it would be great. It is not because I'm looking for things prepared thnaks to other's efforts...but, honestly I am not so expert .
Despite that, I must admit that it is tahnks to you all that I was able to do everything and even giving my modded navboot to ccfj1..I was honoured .

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See here:

POI Maker Website

I'm 0/2 on my nav DVDs so far. First one would be recognized by the nav system, but there was corruption somewhere in the data (no addresses, street names, etc). The second one would not even be recognized by the DVD reader, even though i burned at 1x.

When I copy the modified DB back to the ISO file, is there anything inherently wrong with deleting the old DB folder in the ISO and substituting the POIson-modified one? I'm using ISOMaster if it matters....

oh damn i just dont understand how to do that lol. ive got my edited v32 (changed splash) but what now?