Hi Dave,

What I do is keep a spare Comets.dat that is set to 0. Then when I need
to get rid of all of the old data, I just copy it to the Guide
directory.
I have a spare copy on my website at

http://www.mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/comets.dat

I also back up the old file.. in case!

Hope this helps.

Best Regards

Alan

In message <gnv0v8+9jmg@...>, Dave Birmingham
<lone_scope2000@...> writes

>
> I am experiencing the same issues as Dr. Sherrod, multiple object
> names and designators (X). I wrote to Bill offline about this last
> year and was told I should update Guide with his latest patch, (2
> Jun
> 2008) New "asteroid options" dialog/some menu rearrangement, and
> also
> I could download another file at;
> http://www.projectpluto.com/comets.dat which should have corrected
> my
> problem.
>
> The issue has returned and after I read Alan Cahill's suggestion I
> revisited the latter file link to compare to mine. Both report 300
> lines of objects but unless I am not understanding things there are
> a
> number of objects listed twice, same numbers all the way across.
>
> I always download Softo2Cmt and Soft02Unusual from the MPC site
> prior
> to an observing session. I then import these files into Guide using
> Extras > Asteroid options > Add MPC comets/asteroids > Add MPC
> asteroids/comets (last link in the Guide Help screen).
>
> I hope my comments have not clouded Dr. Sherrod's issue but I would
> also welcome a fix.
>
> Dave

Alan Cahill (J94)
Abbeydale Observatory,
Gloucester.
UK
http://mountabbeydale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk