RouteWriter 2.8

RouteWriter 2.8 is an intelligent and all-in-one software for Microsoft MapPoint routes whilst maintaining their route order. Although MapPoint can import and export waypoints as pushpins, their order is usually re-arranged.

RouteWriter exports waypoints and their matching pushpins to Excel with their waypoint distance, time, coordinate, address data, and all available pushpin data fields. Routes can also be optimized. Pushpins can be matched to waypoints using two different methods. They can be matched on name (unreliable if duplicate names exist); or name and distance (slower but reliable).

RouteWriter includes RouteReader which is used to import routes from pushpins in a pre-determined order. This order is specified by a pushpin data field (typically a column that is imported using the Data Import Wizard). This field can be text or number, although it is usually a simple sequence number.

Sorting can be in both ascending or descending order. Pushpins can also be selected by group within a pushpin set. This feature allows all locations (eg. customers) to be imported at once. RouteReader is then run multiple times creating each required route (eg. for each day).

Major Features:

1. Export route pushpins to Excel.
2. Export pushpins to a text file - Excel not required!
3. Maintain the route order for the waypoints / pushpins.
4. Output all available data for each pushpin.
5. Output addresses and/or coordinates for each pushpin.
6. Output rest breaks.
7. Create a route from pushpins in a pre-determined order.
8. No need to upgrade from 2002: Works with all versions of Microsoft MapPoint from 2002 to 2009.

Enhancements:

• Currency data fields can be exported
• Better support for Excel timing issues
• Ability to output waypoint distance and/or times.
• Ability to batch over-ride all waypoint stop times.
• Ability to output the optimum waypoint order, instead of the current one.
• Supports datasets with pushpins that have duplicate names.
• Route import can sort pushpins according to numeric or text fields.
• Route import supports both ascending and descending pushpin sorts.
• Walk-through tutorials.
• Supports all geographic editions of MapPoint.
• Works with the latest MapPoint 2009.
• Windows 7, Vista, and XP are all supported.

Requirements:

• MS MapPoint 2002 or later
• MS Excel