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[fixed] GPX import timestamps ignored

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flipflip
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[fixed] GPX import timestamps ignored

Post by flipflip »

Hi,

I think there's a bug when importing GPX files with timestamps. AlpineQuest (2.0.7) ignores timestamps in the format "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+00:00", i.e. with the "+hh:mm" timezone specifier. This is what I get from other software. It seems it only understands the "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ" ones (it wants "Z" instead of "+00:00"). Other software (gpsbabel, some online tool) seem to be able to understand both formats. I've tried understanding the GPX specs, but I didn't find the definition for the timestamp formats.

I can pm you examples if you like.
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Re: GPX import timestamps ignored

Post by Psyberia-Support »

Hi,
The GPX format specifies that times must be in UTC (search for UTC here), so the application will always export a 'Z' timezone (UTC), however you're right that it would be better to handle all time zones when importing.
So I'll fix it for the next update.
Thanks for the report.
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flipflip
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Re: GPX import timestamps ignored

Post by flipflip »

Hi, thanks a lot! I haven't seen that when looking (I think) at the same file.. :-/
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