Bernd,
My experience is that if you just delete the mpcorb.lim and mpcorb.ast files, Guide will generate new ones when restarted. I use the MPSORTER program to make a much smaller version of MPCORB.DAT, limited to 17th mag. When I swap back and forth between the large and small mpcorb files, I just delete the .lim and .ast files and Guide handles the rest when restarted. That works for me.
Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: Bernd Brinkmann
To: guide-user@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:49 AM
Subject: [guide-user] Guide crashes when mpcorb.lim is corrupt



Hello Bill,

I wanted to update minor planet elements via internet download and something went
wrong. I can't even say which button I clicked but the result was that the file
"mpcorb.lim" was corrupt ( 0 bytes) and I couldn't start Guide 9 (copied in Guide
8 folder). Only after copying mpcorb.lim from a parallel Guide 9 installation,
Guide could be started again.

Do you have any thoughts what happened?

Clear skies
Bernd

PS: I know the facts are rather small, but I can't remember more details because
I was in a hurry.

Bernd Brinkmann

Sternwarte Herne, MPC code A18
Herne, Germany

e-mail: info@...
http://www.sternwarte-herne.de




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