Yes. If App.Path precedes the DLL name, a copy will need to be in the same folder as the driver. This change will not happen in the upcoming Platform as the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Sep 11, 2004 1:16 am
... Unless they are shared, in which case they must have a "strong name" and go into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC), the .NET equivalent of putting a DLL into...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Sep 11, 2004 2:38 am
OK, so be it. We'll have multiple copies of astro32.dll, and hope that everyone uses the same version consistently. It means less work for me as I don't have...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Sep 11, 2004 2:40 am
... That could be a real problem. I believe that, if it is loaded, any other app that loads astro32.dll, even if from a private directory, will get linked to...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Sep 11, 2004 4:14 am
That's a good question. It doesn't have any resource information fields filled in. I suspect it belongs to one or another almanac/ephemeris app I have. I'll...
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peter_enzerink
Sep 11, 2004 9:03 am
... the same ... too short. Well it sounds like we need a name change anyway so how about renaming it and having Platform 4 put a copy at the top of the ASCOM...
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Don Latham
firedjl
Sep 11, 2004 7:00 pm
The idea I got from the ms folks ( and this is more than a year old) is that the .dll's and all other files associated with the app would be in the app folder....
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Don Latham
firedjl
Sep 11, 2004 7:03 pm
oops, and then I really will shut up. I also think it might mean that ANY change in the app would result in a "new" total app being issued. A wideband, large...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Sep 11, 2004 7:13 pm
This is a change in the right direction. Other than system libraries, the benefits of sharing DLLs (really, just disk space, and who cares about that anymore)...
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Al Testani
ajtestani
Sep 12, 2004 12:26 am
Bob, What are you using to create the CHM files defining the various interfaces? I need to do this for a project I am working on. Thanks Al...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Sep 12, 2004 12:59 am
I’m going off at a tangent, but I thought you might be interested in a glimpse of a really useful thing that can be done using C# and an open-source program...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 12, 2004 9:55 pm
This may be a silly question but if all the Properties and Methods dealing with ALT and AZ are named .AltAz, then WHY does the standard specify the parameter...
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Mel Bartels
mel_bartels
Sep 12, 2004 10:49 pm
... Well, it's kindof tradition, that the mounting orientation is called altazimuth, or altaz for short. The azimuth, as primary axis, is commonly given...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 13, 2004 3:00 am
I have never heard of Azimuth being given first as a tradition except on the firing range with artillery. Oh well, let silliness prevail! Ajai _____ From: Mel...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 13, 2004 6:06 am
The spec says: "For hardware not having the dual-axis capability, the method returns only after the move has completed." and "The IsPulseGuiding ...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Sep 13, 2004 8:33 am
Can someone please explain why, when we spent over a year discussing all this sort of thing, you have to wait until six months after the specification has been...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Sep 13, 2004 10:26 am
Just because it took a long time to discuss this stuff doesn’t make it right. It just means we couldn’t reach agreement. Telescope V2 told me first and...
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peter_enzerink
Sep 13, 2004 1:58 pm
... returns only after the move has completed." ... assuming that ... This simple answer is that a driver would set IsPulseGuiding to True immediately before...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 13, 2004 4:29 pm
Sure Chris, I can explain: 1. I have a very busy life that includes: a. Being a software developer for Expedia. b. Being a pilot...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Sep 13, 2004 4:50 pm
Ajai- The idea is that if you use PulseGuide() for guiding, the main app needs to know if the guide operation is complete. That is why IsPulseGuiding was ...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 13, 2004 5:21 pm
Thanks Chris. This is in fact what I understood. The problem comes in implementation for scopes that only support a single axis move. If the spec states...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Sep 13, 2004 5:56 pm
I agree the behavior of PulseGuide() for single-axis control is a bit confusing. I would have had the function always return immediately. But the V1 spec...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Sep 14, 2004 1:42 am
... It's something I wrote years ago in Access and C++, and which uses the HTML Help workshop. No one but me could reasonably figure out how to use the combo,...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Sep 14, 2004 1:45 am
At some point it becomes necessary to force decisions, else a spec can go into terminal (interminable) discussion. -- Bob ... -- Bob Denny rdenny@... DC-3...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 14, 2004 2:27 am
Sure Bob but if the decision turns out to be un-implementable as in this case it should be changed. As it stands, for mounts who have no simultaneous dual...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Sep 14, 2004 2:38 am
Hi Ajai, Not sure that is so. For instance, the new AP control box can accept a movement command tagged with a duration so there is no need to send separate...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Sep 14, 2004 2:43 am
No it can't Ray because the spec states that if the mount in question cannot accept simultaneous pulse commands for each axis then the PulseGuide method IS NOT...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Sep 14, 2004 2:50 am
AP controllers CAN accept simultaneous pulse commands to both axis. Even with the current controller. I do this all the time in my PulseGuide application. You...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Sep 14, 2004 2:54 am
Another example are the NE, SE, SW, and SW buttons in my PulseGuide application. Pressing one of those four buttons starts movement in two axes (I issue two ...
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tstandefer2002
Sep 14, 2004 3:18 am
Need some help. I have followed the instructions to download the most recent ASCOM Drivers (version 3.0) and copy over the latest FocusAPI.dll to the systems...
