GSAK Macros make the Geocaching Swiss Army Knife come alive!
The Geocaching Swiss Army Knife program or GSAK (It’s totally free, click here to download) is the perfect combination of database management and Geocacher’s ingenuity.
Macros are short pieces of code that allow you to customize all aspects of your GSAK database. GSAK Macros can be used to produce queries, sorts, statistical reports, and tables that indicate your status of a particular challenge. Want to know which Difficulty and Terrain combinations you are missing? Which days of the year do you need to find a cache in order to have found a cache on every day of the year? A macro will do that for you and more!
Macros automate retrieving and manipulating data in GSAK. Well, that’s an understatement! Macros are nothing short of genius. For most of us, database queries are as foreign as reading Klingon…er, bad example…reading the U.S. tax codes. Macros can sort, format, include, exclude, list, generate, and also produce HTML code “automagically” for selected caches or whole databases. Some reports are instantly copied to your clipboard so you can paste it wherever you want (your Geocaching.com profile, for example), while other reports open in your browser, or its own window. Want to know where you stand with a Delorme Challenge? A macro can let you know in seconds. Best of all, GSAK Macros are FREE!
To see the master list of Macros available on the GSAK website, click here.
Google Map V3
There are hundreds of macros that will make your life so much easier. Here is a list of some favorites (If you don’t see your favorite on the list let us know (COMMENT below) and we’ll add them)
- FindStatGen3 – Generates statistics based on your finds and hides. I use this macro for my profile. View it here
- Dropboxcopy – Copy database and macros to and from Dropbox
- BadgeGen – Generates badges based on your Geocaching accomplishments (works hand-in-hand with FindStatGen3)
- FindFTFLogText – Search your Found caches for “FTF” (or other text) and automatically check the FTF box in your database
- GoogleMapsNearestV3 (HTML) – Enjoy a Split Screen display of multiple caches show on the map
FindStatGen3
- CacheRoute3 – Creates an optimized driving route between caches
- CacheADay – Checks your finds for a cache found on every day of the year
- Google_Map_V3 – Opens a browser window and displays the caches in your database on a map that you can zoom in and click on individual caches
- Nuvi_GPX_by_CT – Exports GPX files to your Nuvi by cache type as Points of Interest (My Nuvi will act as a “Tour Guide” and alert me as I drive close to a cache. How cool is that?)
(NOTE: Be a smart GSAK user and backup your databases on a regular basis)