01.03.2019, 14:52
Thank you nordlicht for your answer. At least I will not search a solution anymore.
I am surprised that RouteConverter uses GPS Babel. I use gpsbabel 1.5.4, the last version, on my Linux machine. It cannot read Garmin FIT version 2 format, only version 1, while RouteConverter can read both formats. Because GARMIN FIT version 2 format is just an extension of version 1, one guy wrote a patch to be included in GPS Babel sources to read the version-1 part of data of a version-2 file leaving the version-2 part unread. It is however not advised to use the patch because sometimes the data found in the version-2 part of a file modifies the way to interpret the data stored in the version-1 part of the file. Though very rare, this can lead to data misinterpretation if the whole file is not read and interpreted. As far as I know GPS babel can still not read Garmin FIT version 2 data while RouteConverter can. That is why I think RouteConverter can read more formats than GPS Babel.
Thank again for your answer.
I am surprised that RouteConverter uses GPS Babel. I use gpsbabel 1.5.4, the last version, on my Linux machine. It cannot read Garmin FIT version 2 format, only version 1, while RouteConverter can read both formats. Because GARMIN FIT version 2 format is just an extension of version 1, one guy wrote a patch to be included in GPS Babel sources to read the version-1 part of data of a version-2 file leaving the version-2 part unread. It is however not advised to use the patch because sometimes the data found in the version-2 part of a file modifies the way to interpret the data stored in the version-1 part of the file. Though very rare, this can lead to data misinterpretation if the whole file is not read and interpreted. As far as I know GPS babel can still not read Garmin FIT version 2 data while RouteConverter can. That is why I think RouteConverter can read more formats than GPS Babel.
Thank again for your answer.