A few things to try...

If you go to the C:\Program Files\Whats_up directory (or wherever you have it
installed, do you see the Objects.csv file?

If you double click on Whatsup.exe fdirectly from that directory, does it work?

Rick

--- In whatsup-astro@yahoogroups.com, "reiboku" <laurent.combemorel@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I registered yesterday to download the last version cause I had this same
problem with the 1.1 downloadable from the site.
>
> But I still have this problem, even with your solution, the soft cannot find
and open the objects.csv file...
>
> XPSP2 on a Centrino laptop...
>
> Thanks for your help !
> Laurent
>
> --- In whatsup-astro@yahoogroups.com, Rick Krejci <randckrejci@> wrote:
> >
> > Robert,
> >
> > Are you launching it from a shortcut on your desktop?
> > If so, it needs to have the "start in" properties set
> > to the directory the program is in. On my computer,
> > it's set to:
> > "C:\Program Files\Whats_up"
> > (note, quotes are needed since there's a space in the
> > directory name)
> > That should fix it.
> >
> >
> > BTW, If you navigate to the program directory, when
> > the Objects.csv file dialog show up and just hit OK,
> > it should find it (I'm not sure why it doesn't show up
> > on the file list). Unfortunately, it doesn't save
> > it's location. But doing above should work.
> >
> > Let me know how it goes!
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> > --- robertsaintjean <robert.saint-jean@>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Good morning,
> > >
> > > Superb image of M27 by Rick on APOD !
> > > Congratulation. (that's where I
> > > got the link to What's Up)
> > >
> > > I have just downloaded What's Up and installed it on
> > > my home PC (P4,
> > > Windows XP). I never had such a weird problem
> > > before... All installed
> > > OK but when I start the application, What's Up come
> > > up (!) and a
> > > window pop up asking me to locate the file
> > > Objects.csv. In fact the
> > > file is in the ...\What_up directory along with the
> > > cities.csv file
> > > but it just does not see it! At that point, What's
> > > up freezes and I
> > > have to kill the application. I have been able to
> > > open the
> > > Objects.csv file with Excel. I have tried installing
> > > in a different
> > > directory with the same result.
> > >
> > > Have anybody experienced such a behavior before?
> > > Better, has anobody
> > > a solution to this problem?
> > >
> > > I am puzzled...
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > P.S.: I installed What's up on my laptop and it
> > > works like a charm!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>