Yeah, it won't unzip on my mac. Can you convert it and email to
chrisroames@comcast.net? Thanks a million, Allan!
On Aug 25, 12:11 pm, Allan Goodall <awgood...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Inside the zip file are two folders, one named "MACOSX" and another named
> "black-devils-brigade-kmz". The first is for Apple computers, the second for
> Windows/PCs.
>
> Inside the Mac's "MACOSX" folder is a "black-devils-brigade-kmz". Inside
> that folder are "._Black Devils Brigade.kmz" and "._readme.txt"
>
> Inside the PC's "black-devils-brigade-kmz" folder are the files "Black
> Devils Brigade.kmz" and "readme.txt".
>
> Not knowing anything about the iPad myself, you should try downloading the
> zip file onto a regular computer and unzipping the files from there, in case
> there is some file incompatibility issue happening. Then, you can transfer
> the files from the computer to the iPad.
>
> If you can't unzip the files from a PC or Mac, it could be the downloaded
> file is corrupt, and you should download it again.
>
> I'm assuming you have the Google Earth app for the iPad. Apparently it
> doesn't handle .kmz files, it only handles .kml files. What you have to do
> is open it in Google Earth on a computer (PC or Mac) using the instructions
> in the readme. The BDB stuff will appear as a layer under My Places. You
> need to right click the map layer and choose the "Save Places As..." option.
> Then, save it as a .kml file. (.kmz files are essentially compressed ,kml
> files).
>
> If you can't get it unzipped, let me know and I'll convert the .kmz file to
> a .kml and email it to you.
>
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM, DivisMal1925 <croame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > how do I view the bdb google maps on my iPad 2. I downloaded the zip
> > but can't view it with anything. I tried several zip readers but none
> > show me the readme file. Any suggestions?
>
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