API to call OruxMaps

Hi Orux,
I use CacheSense for geocaching ... and OruxMaps for hiking.
Within the newest Beta CacheSense offers a new feature: Call an extern program with the coordinates of a cache.

I tried to call OruxMaps (which is offered in the dialog box) and OruxMaps is opened ... but the arriving coordinates are corrupt.

I asked the developer of CS and he said that he is using the following method (and normaly that should work):

"It is using a standard Intent:
CODE: SELECT ALL
android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW

with this URI:
CODE: SELECT ALL
geo:-42.854767,173.306733?z=16
There is some documentation here: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html "


Any idea?

Would be cool to have both apps so near together ...

jonny-blue wrote:Hi Orux,
I use CacheSense for geocaching ... and OruxMaps for hiking.
Within the newest Beta CacheSense offers a new feature: Call an extern program with the coordinates of a cache.

I tried to call OruxMaps (which is offered in the dialog box) and OruxMaps is opened ... but the arriving coordinates are corrupt.

I asked the developer of CS and he said that he is using the following method (and normaly that should work):

"It is using a standard Intent:
CODE: SELECT ALL
android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW

with this URI:
CODE: SELECT ALL
geo:-42.854767,173.306733?z=16
There is some documentation here: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html "


Any idea?

Would be cool to have both apps so near together ...

Hello, thanks;

You are right, OruxMaps is not parsing well those uris;

Next beta will work fine with 'geo' uris,-->www.oruxmaps.com/cs

orux