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Hello Everyone, I seem to have developed some problems with importing with ST2. I am using the latest version. On the data manager tab, I click import, web,...
Hi Walter, ... I had a similar report a week or so ago, but was not able to figure out what was going on or to reproduce it at that time. But as of this ...
Hi all, A problem has appeared that affects the download and import of observing lists directly from SkyTools. Apparently a recent web server change has ...
... Directory has no index file. Browsing this site or directory without an index file is prohibited. If you are the site's webmaster, you can remedy this...
If that link doesn't work, try: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skytools/files/ <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skytools/files/> ... From: Greg Crinklaw...
Hi Marc, ... Yeah, I saw that after I made my response. And it is the root of the problem because SkyTools reads the same directory listing in order to create...
Greg, Yeah, what a pain. They're taking away your ability to make an "unsafe" web site, not thinking that perhaps this might put a real cramp on some things...
Greg- Thanks for the notice regarding web server switches. I understand completely. Now, regarding the other problem. I downloaded the observing lists from...
Hi Walter, ... Thanks for understanding. I just found out that they refuse to reconfigure such that we can get a directory listing. I will either have to...
Hi Melissa, ... Not at the moment. If I can't get things squared away in the next few days I'll look for an alternate location to make the files available. ...
To get around it forever you might be able to do something like a manifest file of the directory contents. Not an ideal solution in that it requires a patch ot...
Another solution -- and a very easy one at that -- is to write some PHP code that sends a directory listing in the format that ST likes, thus avoiding having...
Hi Jeff and Marc, ... Thanks for the suggestions. I have pretty much come to the same conclusions. I hate the idea of maintaining a manifest for the reasons ...
Hi all, I have solved the recent problem with importing observing lists (and other files) from my web site via the Import tab on the Data Manager. Please let...
I just received my SkyTools program in the mail today...slick program! I downloaded the Herschel II list so I could create a list of HII objects I still have...
Hi Greg, This is amazing. I am now convinced that there is something wrong with my computer. I tried to back and restore. Didn't help. I then deleted the...
Hi all, Due to ongoing problems with my web host change none of the contact forms at my skyhound.com web site are currently working. This includes the Feedback...
Hi Walter, ... I'm sorry I wasn't more clear before. The installer does not delete anything except a few icons and a few of the original installed program ...
... NGC 1750 and NGC 6997 don't appear in the SkyTools database. I looked these up at the NGC/IC project site. NGC 1750 is considered a non-existent...
Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that it wasn't going to be as easy as a simple typo...seems I'll need to reconcile this somehow with the AL to complete the...
... Wolfgang Steinicke's list includes both of these. http://www.ngcic.org/steinicke/default.htm Harold Corwin says "NGC 1750 may be the same object as NGC...
I noticed that Wolfgang's entry for NGC6997 places it in the Veil Nebula instead of the NA Nebula. I guess the business of cataloging stars, galaxies, etc....
... cataloging ... they ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Yeah....seems like the more that get involved, the messier it gets. (*eeeewwwww*) ~;) If ya wanna see confusion on...
I have several small ST2 Observing list and I would like to 'merge' the data,(not lose notes,etc). Checked the manual but didn't find anything. Thanks, Ron...
Hi Ron, ... See the Help Contents --> How To --> Observing Lists and Planning --> Copy/Move Objects from One List to Another. Clear skies, Greg -- Greg...
Hi all, The problems affecting the Feedback and Registration features built into SkyTools 2 continue. This is particularly alarming to me because for reasons...
This is a followup post in response to Greg asking for someone to take a closer look at the info in his Herschel II list... I had found that NGC 1750, 5447,...
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