Thanks. That worked.
I hope Bill amends the HELP file sometime to indicate this. The
Charon instructions on the web didn't cover this.

--- In guide-user@y..., Bob Elliott <elliottb@u...> wrote:
> At 00:14 2001-04-22 -0000, you wrote:
> >When I start Charon from DOS without any command lines, and get the
> >settings page, how do I enter a comet (no name)?
>
> Try the following: c(C/1999 Y1)
>
> Bob Elliott
> 750 Hobbs Observatory