Many thanks to you for your help. I appreciate the tip on gconf too.

I have been able to downloads routes now too. In case this helps anyone else, I've tried out my syntax at the GPX server, http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi,
that Mapper accesses before downloading, just to make sure I'd get a route.

For example, the following was a good address for the airport in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain:
Aeropuerto de Barcelona Barcelona Spain

I did find a small glitch when I tried Bellcaire D'Emporda as a destination (it worked fine as a point of origin).

10 Carrer Major Bellcaire D'Emporda Spain

actually routed to Toroella de Montgri, but that's only 5 kilometers or so away, so no big deal.

Thanks again for all your help, and thanks to John for a great program. I'm looking forward to getting a Bluetooth dock for my GPS receiver so I can really put it to use.

Regards,
burque