Perhaps you are both right.
It looks to me that if you download from inside Guide8,
it takes the file, Soft02Cmt.txt, and not only changes
the name to soft02cm.txt, it also changes /modifies the
hex code somewhat. I have software that compares both
files. the text your eyes can read is the same, the code
the computer reads is modified, could be something as simple
as Guide8 changes the non_viewed white character at the
end of the line, or could be something more complex, I'm
rusty at reading hex. Also could be that if you DL from
MPC and manually put their Soft02Cmt.txt file into Guide8,
Guide8 might convert it on the fly when it opens, but I
did not check that. what you see is not always what you
get (it helps hackers hack). If someone else mentioned all
this, sorry, I did not read every post re comet update.

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "P. Clay Sherrod" <drclay@...> wrote:
>
> You must use the one:
> http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft02Cmt.txt
> which currently does include all the latest comets and is typically updated every time a
> new comet is confirmed and announced by MPC.
>
> Using the ADD ASTEROID or COMET function under EXTRAS and simply clicking on this file
> which you copy to your Guide folder will update to all the most current listings.
>
> Dr. Clay
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pastorgalactico" <pastorgalactico@...>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 4:04 PM
> Subject: [guide-user] Update of comets in guide 8.0
>
>
> Observer; V08-Tapioles J.
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> Observatory (ORION)
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>
>
>
>
> Hello;
>
> I would like to update the guide comets in 8.0, but I have some doubts;
> The upgrade from ground-extras-options and then put MPC asteroids comets and asteroids and
> updates this file Soft02cm.txt but from the page;
> http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/SoftwareComets.html is download
> this file which it says on that page guide is for 8.0, but as you see the file is;
> Soft02Cmt.txt much like the previous one but with a small difference in the name.
> http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/Ephemerides/Comets/Soft02Cmt.txt
> In the file which is updated through the same program guide 8.0 comets do not match the
> file that is placed down from the page above and being in the latter file where comets are
> most current.
> Which of these two files are deve use?
> For example, using the file which is updated through the program did not I get one of the
> last comet discoveries such as the Machholz (C/2010 F4).
> Can I use both interchangeably files or just one of them is right?
>
> Please I need help because I am a visual observer of comets and need to stay up to date on
> the latest kites.
> Greetings;
>
> J. Tapioles
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