When opening a saved *.axe (AutoRoute 2011) file, not the last viewed part of Europe is shown (like Auto Route used to do earlier) but a random, far away part of Europe. How do I tell AR to react accordingly?

BTW: The (European) AutoRoute corresponds to the (American) MapPoint.

I'm not familiar with this issue with AutoRoute.

Actually there are two versions of MapPoint: MapPoint North America and MapPoint Europe. I think it's always been like these at least back to MapPoint 2002.

There is another North American product called Streets & Trips that would be equivalent to AutoRoute, but I think they skipped some years of releasing AutoRoute, not sure what ones.

Sorry I can't be more help. Maybe someone else knows?

Eric

To make things clearer: MapPoint and AutoRoute don't differ - neither in their looks nor in their handling. See attached print screen.

Now, does anyone know how to set MapPoint/AutoRoute the way I like it?

You see MapPoint has a lot more buttons, and you can program it and create add-ins. I think with MapPoint there could a solution, maybe a custom add-in. With AutoRoute or the NA equivalent Streets & Trips, you cannot program them so I'm not sure what you could do. Maybe a custom Winbatch launcher.

Correct, MapPoint has more buttons. However, in the past, I never had to "program" anything in AutoRoute in order to see the last shown area of a saved file that I just opened.

I have the slight idea that I explain something and you understand something else. Please let me know if I can assist in any way.

What you're describing sounds like a bug in the new version.

There weren't many differences between MapPoint 2010 and MapPoint 2011, I don't know if that's similar with AutoRoute 2010 and AutoRoute 2011, but I would be a little surprised if the bug only exists in AutoRoute 2011 and not AutoRoute 2010.

In any case, I am now downloading the trial of AutoRoute 2011 now and will see if I can reproduce the issue.

best,
Eric

...In any case, I am now downloading the trial of AutoRoute 2011 now and will see if I can reproduce the issue.

Did you get any insights since?

I'm trying to bring my question up front again. Eric, were you able to reproduce the issue?

It doesn't look like my download of the trial version was good. I'll try again.

Thanks, Eric, for the quick reply. I'll wait and see what you'll be coming up with next.

It's installing now!

And I'm driving now! :yes: C u tomorrow. Thanks anyway.

It doesn't launch on my computer. I click the option to "Use Trial Version", click Next and then nothing happens.

I'll have to try to install inside my Windows XP VMWare instance.

Eric

It works in my Windows XP machine but real slow.

Anyway, I opened AutoRoute, zoomed into an area, added a few Pushpins, and saved the map and closed AutoRoute.

Then I found the file I had save in My Documents and double-clicked on it. I selected "Use Trial Version" again and it opened as expected, same map view of the map when I saved it.

See attached. 686

When you open this do you see the Pushpins in the New Holland area?

Can you post one of your saved files that exhibits the funky behavior? Now that I have AutoRoute installed I can open your file and see if I see the same thing.

Eric

I wonder if the enabling of the following option would help:

Tools > Options > Map > Save upon close

I wonder if the enabling of the following option would help:

Tools > Options > Map > Save upon close

BINGO!!!!! That was it. What more shall I say than THANK YOU - to both of you, Eric and Marvin?! Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you.

Oh wow, I'll have to remember that one. Thanks for chiming in Marvin!

It's still not behaving correctly: If I open/edit/save my own AutoRoute file, then open the same file again, it opens on some map/area that was opened a long time ago. However, if I do the same with the file Eric uploaded a few days ago, it opens on the map/area that had been visited before. Do you understand what I'm trying to explain?

Yeah, it seems it doesn't ALWAYS save, it appear to save only SOMETIMES. From my observations a while back, if I recall correctly, it auto-saves the last viewed map only if some more substantial change was made (for example a pushpin was added). But I may not be correct about this, as I was playing with it long ago.

... From my observations a while back, if I recall correctly, it auto-saves the last viewed map only if some more substantial change was made (for example a pushpin was added). But I may not be correct about this, as I was playing with it long ago.

Sorry for coming back to this so late.

I have made substantial changes (e.g. added several pushpins), it still doesn't sav/open on last vistited map screen. Any more advice is appreciated.

I'm bringing this up front again since I haven't received an answer yet. Please let me have your thoughts. Thanks.

Hi MapUser,

I'm sorry to hear the feature is still not working es expected.

Here's what I just did to test it:

1. I opened AR2011
2. I enabled "Save Upon Close"
3. I closed AR
4. I opened AR
5. I clicked on London (the map zoomed-in on London)
6. I closed AR
7. I opened AR, and the map was indeed centered on London

Does this feature not work this way for you?

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Does this feature not work this way for you?

Hi Marvin

That was quick! Yes, AR does the same over here if I only open the program, zoom in and close it (after having set "Save Upon Close"). BUT: It doesn't save a zoomed in position if I open, zoom in and then close AR via a file that I created earlier. Neither does it do what I want it to do if I save a few alterations in that file. Nagging, isn't it? It would be nice if you could add a few more thougts.

I wonder if Save Upon Close is not being triggered? I notice that with MapPoint sometimes. If you open the map and then all you do is zoom or whatever, it doesn't think you made any real changes and thus does not prompt you to close upon existing the program. What if you click Save manually before closing?

Eric

.. What if you click Save manually before closing?

You mean in Options/Map? There is no "save manually" feature available there. Only "Use default settings", "Save upon close" and "Save current settings".

No, I mean just save manually using File | Save or the save button on the upper left

Interesting! I just spent a few minutes playing with it. Save the problem file with a different name, and all should be OK. Let us know.

Heureka! You were absolutely correct, saving the file with another name brought the desired result. Thanks very much, Marvin! Or have beer or three at my expense tonight :clap:

I'm glad it works! It is very odd though, because it doesn't ALWAYS fail to save a new map location or a new zoom level. Sometimes it works as expected, but other times it doesn't, and in those cases the saving with a new name helps.

I posted about it also here (http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/4884-unable-save-new-zoom-level-previously-saved-map-file), and then linked it from the tips and tricks page here (http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/749-tips-tricks). Hopefully it may help others, too.

We all should really thank you, MapUser, for not giving up on the issue about which you originally posted more than a year ago! We only figured this out because of your persistence.

Thanks very much for your very friendly comment, Marvin! Wheras in other cases, persistance is very often mis-interpreted, I'm now happy that in this case my persistance turned out to be positive not only for myself but hopefully for the whole crowd. Again and to everybody: Thanks for bringing a long story to such a good end.