Topic: makemymap - error: not a valid number

I have the exact same problem. Using vista and also getting some generic java runtime errors as well. For the time I got this to work it bugs me with "Not valid number" message and wont let me start.

Also using 1.41

Yea your right, no java errors there... Took a quick look and thought those were from java engine.

I examined this error more deeply this morning on my Vista desktop. If I run MakeMyMap with normal privileges I keep getting the "Not valid number: xx.xxxxxxx" error twice on every number and the start button stays gray so I can't start it. If then again I run the program with admin privileges, I get System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException error. Something about COM-classfactor retrieval error number 80080005. Typing numbers manually didn't work eighter, if I run it with normal rights it gives the same number errors and with elevated rights it crashes with the error.

Trying it on my XP laptop now to see how it works. Vista is a bit quirky with programs not designed to it...

Oh and my GE version was 4.2.0205.5730
Getting 4.3 now to see if it makes any difference.

Ok tried on my XP -laptop and didn't work. I keep getting the "Not valid number error". Numbers are for example "61.3764482335063". Typing manually gives same error. I used GE version 4.3 and makemymap version 1.41. Clean install on both.

hi.
have the same, laptop is on xp, if i type in those coordinates, same error appears. my ge is 4.3.7204.0836beta

I just tried and for me it gives the error when I type in the third character. Fourth if I put a zero first. I get the error no matter what the third char is. Number, dot or coma will produce the same error. Interesting is that "-" as third character wont produce the error but the error comes if I put anything after it (just trying every possible combination...). After the third (or fourth if zero was first) character it gives the error after every new character. If I use "Get from GE" option it spams the error twice for each field.

I'm not trying to put quotes there, just numbers. Are the coordinates supposed to be in the aforementioned form (e.g. 61.3764482335063)? This is the form that GE produces for makemymap. That dot supposed to be there? The error it gives is exactly like this: "Not a valid number: 61.3764482335063".
For me this happens on both Vista and XP.

Exactly the same thing. Im not putting any numbers myself, these are taken from GE automatically after i select the input file, name the outfile file and click on the "get from GE" button.

Ok I tried to change locale on my Vista from finnish to english (us) and to my great surprise I didn't get the "Not valid number error" anymore and the start button came alive. So changing locale clearly had an effect. It still crashed with the runtime error as before but it stopped bugging me about the numbers.

Ok now I got it to work on my XP. I changed everything to english (input, locale etc.) and it works perfectly. So I guess it has to be something to do with locale settings.

On my XP I got the older version, ie. makemymap 1.41.

Great work, thanks a lot. Still crashes under Vista though but no matter, I can use it on my laptop. Excellent tool for keeping track of myself. =)