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Kara · 21-07-2016, 18:33

Is there any source to download .tcd or.idx files for New Zealand ports from, please?The world harmonics seem to only have limited NZ locations in them, certainly a lot less than Metservice, LINZ or other software have. Is there anything better out there to import into OpenCPN, please?

Thanks
Kara

P_Dub · 22-07-2016, 06:04

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Originally Posted by Kara

Is there any source to download .tcd or.idx files for New Zealand ports from, please?The world harmonics seem to only have limited NZ locations in them, certainly a lot less than Metservice, LINZ or other software have. Is there anything better out there to import into OpenCPN, please?

Thanks
Kara

Go to this web site and you will have the predictions till 2019.
Regards.

Tide prediction formats | Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)

Kara · 23-07-2016, 23:03

Cheers, I am aware of these, and also have tide predictions in other software - but how do I get to use this with OpenCPN, please? Is here a way to convert the .cvs in a format that OpenCPN can read?

P_Dub · 24-07-2016, 03:54

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Originally Posted by Kara

Cheers, I am aware of these, and also have tide predictions in other software - but how do I get to use this with OpenCPN, please? Is here a way to convert the .cvs in a format that OpenCPN can read?

The answer is yes, I can do it but it will take a moment to do it. Send me private message so i can help!
Regards.

Moo · 07-09-2018, 14:38

Did this ever get done?

P_Dub · 07-09-2018, 15:08

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Originally Posted by Moo

Did this ever get done?

It is done for quite some times, but they did not seems to interested.
So that is it.
Good bye.

Moo · 07-09-2018, 15:27

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Originally Posted by P_Dub

It is done for quite some times, but they did not seems to interested.
So that is it.
Good bye.

I just found this thread, and did not need the files when it was originally started anyway

I am very interested if you have the files?

P_Dub · 07-09-2018, 15:32

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Originally Posted by Moo

I just found this thread, and did not need the files when it was originally started anyway

I am very interested if you have the files?

Send me a private message:- pierdube@videotron.ca

I will prepare the file for stations in New Zealand.

Further more you should not give it to anyone.

Kara · 07-09-2018, 21:38

Hi Pierre,
it's not that I wasn't interested - only none of the files you kindly provided appeared to have new information when loaded. A text search in the files also only came up with the main NZ harbours, which already come with the world harmonics. As per my original post, I was after files for the minor ports. I am still interested in a file that has the minor NZ ports and NZ currents, if this is available.

Cheers!

P_Dub · 08-09-2018, 07:55

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Originally Posted by Kara

Hi Pierre,
it's not that I wasn't interested - only none of the files you kindly provided appeared to have new information when loaded. A text search in the files also only came up with the main NZ harbours, which already come with the world harmonics. As per my original post, I was after files for the minor ports. I am still interested in a file that has the minor NZ ports and NZ currents, if this is available.

Cheers!

Who gave you the files?
bye

martinz · 08-09-2018, 09:55

You can get more ports from the .tcd file in WXTide32.
Install WXTide32.
In OpenCPN, go into Options/Charts/Tides and Currents/Add Dataset and point to the "harmonics-2004-06-14.tcd" file in WXTIDE32, this is usually in: C:\Program Files\WXTide32\harmonics-2004-06-14.tcd

Kara · 08-09-2018, 17:40

Pierre,
as per my post: you kindly emailed me the files.

Kara · 08-09-2018, 17:42

Thanks, but this is unfortunately Windows software - I am on a Linux machine.
Could you generate the files and post them here?

martinz · 08-09-2018, 18:04

If you go to the WXTide32.com, download the Windows manual install version wxtide47m.zip, unzip the file and the "harmonics-2004-06-14.tcd" file you need is contained within.