Re: Update "officially" posted

trvsfn Mar 25, 2007

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "duble.stars" <duble.stars@...> wrote:
>
>
> Check if you can download usno b1.0 or ucac2 or 2mass data, just in
> case the website is down.
>
> If you can it might simply be that he's forgot to include gsc22.exe in
> the update distribution zip file so that's not been replaced and the
> old one is still in use on your machine. I've just downloaded the
> update and gsc22.exe ain't there.
>
> This is a complete assumption on my part, as Bill could've totally
> changed how that works and it could now be done internally from Guide
> or merged with get_dss.exe.
>
> Although the CMC14 tdf is in gsc22.tdf it will not register in EXTRAS
> unless it finds some data to display (well, at least that's how things
> used to work).
>
> NB there's not a gsc22.exe in dosguide.zip neither and guide8a.zip is
> a broken link.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "trvsfn" <trvsfn@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, Bill J Gray <pluto@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I've just posted the "official" update at
> > >
> > > http://www.projectpluto.com/update8.htm
> > >
> > > No real changes from the last "in-testing" version. I've
> documented
> > > the CMC-14 download function. I expect that the problem Gerhard
Dangl
> > > reported with disconnecting an ASCOM scope, then attempting to
access
> > > that scope from other software, will probably still arise. I also
> > > expect that in some circumstances, lists of satellite passes
will be
> > > either missing (as Jari Suomela found) or incomplete (as Masaki
Kouda
> > > found).
> > >
> > > It appears these problems are rare, which probably accounts for
> > > the fact that I can't replicate them. So I've decided to go
ahead and
> > > post this update. It certainly fixes some issues found in the
> previous
> > > version, and adds plenty of nice new features.
> > >
> > > -- Bill
> > >
> > Hi, Bill.
> > How can I see the CMC-14 data downloaded?
> > No mention of such a catalog on the Extras... User-Added Datasets and
> > no stars are added on the screen after the download.
> > Cheers, Stefano
> >
>
I can download and display any other catalog.