The following variables can be used in any "cache" template. They can also be
used in any "caches" or "nearcaches" sections of an index page.
| Name | Value |
|---|
%ID% | ID number of cache. |
%GCID% | xxxx part of GCxxxx (e.g. 12AB)
(field name changed in 3.0.0) |
%GCID_prefix% | This is the
string that replaces the "GC" based on cache type.
It is customizable in your GPX Spinner.ini file.
(field name changed in 3.0.0) |
%name% | Name of cache. |
%first_letter_of_name% | Used for grouping on the
index pages. |
%placed_by% | Person(s) who placed the cache. |
%first_letter_of_placed_by% | Used for grouping on the index pages.
(new in 3.0.0) |
%owner% | Owner of cache. |
%ownerID% | Owner's ID number. |
%owned% | True if %owner% or
%ownerID% matches Owner.
(Owner is defined in the GPX Spinner.ini file). |
%type% | Type of cache (e.g. CITO Event) |
%url_type% | URL-encoded type, for use in URLs (e.g.
CITO_Event) |
%size% | Size of cache (e.g. Regular) |
%hidden_date%
%hidden_date_xml%
%hidden_date_raw% | Date cache was placed.
The first version is formatted in
human-readable format (e.g. May 3, 2000 12:34).
The _xml% version is formatted for XML files
(e.g. 2000-05-03T12:34Z).
The _raw% version is the number of seconds since 1/1/1970. |
%age% | Age of cache in days
since it was placed. (new in 3.0.0) |
%exported_date%
%exported_date_xml%
%exported_date_raw% | Date of GPX file that cache was extracted from.
See notes above for %hidden_date% |
%latitude%
%longitude% | Formatted (e.g. W123° 45.678') latitude and longitude of
cache. |
%latitude_raw%
%longitude_raw% | Unformatted (e.g. -123.76130) latitude and longitude of
cache. |
%utm_zone%
%utm_easting%
%utm_northing% | Coordinates in UTM values.
(new in 3.0.0) |
%updated_coords% | True if coordinates are changed by the
CorrectedCaches.txt file. |
%state% | State or territory that cache is in. |
%country% | Country that cache is in. |
%difficulty%
%terrain% | Difficulty and Terrain
ratings from Geocaching.com |
%short_difficulty%
%short_terrain% | Difficulty
and Terrain ratings shortened to one digit.
(1=1, 2=1.5, 3=2, 4=2.5, 5=3, 6=3.5, 7=4, 8=4.5, 5=9) |
%short_description%
%long_description% | Short and long
descriptions of the cache. These are the main descriptions on the web page and should not be
confused with %old_description% and %new_description% below. |
%short_description_html%
%long_description_html% |
True if the corresponding description field uses html. |
%encoded_hints%
%decoded_hints% | Encoded and
decoded versions of the hints. |
%logs% |
The number of log entries. Note this will never be more than 5, since only 5 log entries are
included in a GPX file.
Can be useful in an <%if logs%> statement.
Can also be used in <%group%> and <%sort%> statements. See
below. |
%any_log_encoded% | True if any log is encoded.
Use in an <%if any_log_encoded%> statement. |
%travel_bugs% | The number of travel bugs in the cache.
Can be useful in an <%if travel_bugs%> statement.
Can also be used in <%group%> and <%sort%> statements. See
below. |
%found% | Returns true if %old_symbol%
is 'Geocache Found'.
Use in an <%if found%> or <%if not found%> statement. |
%waypoint% | As defined by Waypoint_Format
in the GPX Spinner.ini file.
(field name changed in 3.0.0) |
%first_letter_of_waypoint% | Used for grouping on the
index pages. (new in 3.0.0) |
%old_description% | Original description. Typically
in the format:
Rapunzel by Lil Devil, Traditional Cache (4/1)
Note this description is uploaded to a GPSr as a "note" for the waypoint. It should not be
confused with %short_description% and %long_description% above. |
%new_description% | New description as defined by
Desc_Format in the GPX Spinner.ini file. |
%old_symbol% | Original symbol. Will be either
'Geocache' or 'Geocache Found'. |
%new_symbol% | New symbol as specified in the
GPX Spinner.ini file. |
%DNF_count% | Number of recent Not Found logs. |
%may_be_missing% | True if %DNF_count%
is greater than or equal to DNF_Limit.
(DNF_Limit is defined in the GPX Spinner.ini file.) |
%available% | False if the cache is disabled. (new in 3.0.0) |
%archived% | True if the cache is archived. (new in 3.0.0) |
%name_clean%
%waypoint_clean%
%new_description_clean%
%placed_by_clean% | Special versions of the equivalent
variables (without _clean). These "clean" versions have been stripped of html tags
and entities have been reduced (e.g. & -> &). These are used in a special GPX
template designed for Easy/ExpertGPS compatibility, since those programs don't convert entities correctly. (new in
3.0.0) |
The following variables can be used in any "index" template.
