Phil -- The downloads are coming from a huge/fast Yahoo-hosted web server. I can't tell you what might be happening, but it's really unlikely that they have a ...
Jon, I gave your script a try and it does the exact same thing as FocusMax. The Focuser Simulator is launched but it only shows up as a entry on the Windows ...
Hi Larry, Now we're cooking! ... The new Scope simulator should behave the same way (minimized if launched automagically) Are you running the new scope sim? ...
I'd look to your ISP, who might be ... I'm on AOL. It's never done it before. I've downloaded entire multi- megabyte-long star catalogs, letting my dialup run...
... Not any more, thanks to Jon. When a "server" is activated not by the user, but in response to a scripting object creation, it -should- start mminimized (at...
... Hmm.. let me know, as I am paying for this space -- it's a business-class webhosting account and for what I am paying Yahoo, it definitely should be there....
Hi, Bob. ... class webhosting account and for what I am paying Yahoo, it definitely should be there. Well, whatever the problem was earlier, (and it seemed to...
I'm fooling around with some hub code and discovered a reentrancy problem in chooser (I think). A script uses chooser to select my hub. [Properties] brings up...
What does FindHome do? How is it different than Park? Is tracking killed? How do I un-Home? Can I tell the difference between a Homed and a Parked scope ...
Hi all, I'm rather new to ASCOM and somewhat new to programming (just getting off the old BASIC wagon and into the world of object-oriented). I was just...
VB looks to be the language of choice. There is some C++, but it can be very complicated if you're new to objects, and windows API's. The VB code found in...
I'm not necessarily recommending it, but C# (C-Sharp) is worth a look. You can either view it as 'C++ for dummies' or 'C++ for Rapid Development'. All depends...
IMHO... The best language to use is one that you know - and the best way to learn a language is to use it to do something that you are interested in. I haven't...
Andy, I have written astronomy-related code using the ASCOM libraries in both C++ and Java. Hands down, Java was a lot easier. However, you will need a...
Since ASCOM is intended specifically to support scripting, JavaScript is a definite option, although I haven't tried this myself (I have used VBScript a bit)....
I have been building a full set of support objects for C# and VB.NET (or any .NET language). I have already sent out the telescope API wrapper and I have...
... Thanks to the others who replied to the above, I don't have much to add except that maybe you should look at scripting level learning with VBScript and/or...
I want to access the Scope Object from C++ Builder 5. The ACP intro says that " ACP exposes the same set of objects to external programs via OLE-Automation";. ...
There is a C++ example on the ASCOM web site that you can download. It isn't pretty ;-) --Tim ... From: ralphvanniekerk [mailto:ralphvanniekerk@...] ...
I was browsing the proposed camera standard and I've a few comments. I've only recently joined the ASCOM group and I apologize if this is old hat... I noticed...
... I am not aware of any reason for the hardware to behave differently for a bias frame, nor am I aware of any camera designs where it does. Can you explain...
... I think he just didn't notice the Boolean parameter "Light" of CCDCamera.StartExposure ( Duration, Light ) ... ACK - and this one is needed only *once*, so...
Goug, I'm no expert on the intricacies of CCD chips. My understanding from an end user's perspective is that a bias frame is the shortest possible exposure....
You're correct - I didn't notice that parameter :-( Doh! So that solves the problem of how to do dark and bias frames. --Tim ... differently for ... does. Can...
Hello, I read that ASCOM is an 'open source' project, please correct me if I'm wrong. If it is open source, it's released under which license(s)? The reason...
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Many users will appreciate such an initiative. I've invested much money and efforts on Windows programs, and having an alternative would be great. I believe...
