Edward,
Looking at the CDS site all the files I have in my directory are there.
You need to download ALL the files, and keep them in the same folders.
--- In [email protected], "iccd1" <ic...@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you all for your help. I see that more details from my side is needed
> so here it goes.
>
> 1) I started by following the links provided by CDC to the Compact HST GSC:
> "http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/ftp/cats/i/255/GSC_ACT/"; since I do not have a
> FTP application.
>
> 2) Downloaded the following file: "src.tar.gz"
>
> 3) Using 7Zip file manager I decompressed the ".gz" file to get the "src.tar"
> file and untared the "src.tar" so that I now have "*/src/src" subdirectories.
> In "*/src/src" I have several text files and other files but there does not
> appear to be any data files and nothing that CDC will recognize to go from a
> red to white file location from the HST Catalog setup.
>
> I think I am downloading a source tarball here, and if I was using linux/unix
> I could cope, but with a Win system I am a bit lost. Am I downloading the
> wrong file? There are a lot of file listed above the "src.tar.gz" file.
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "ken4optics" <kenm.harrison@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Edward,
> > Should be as straight forward as highlighting the file in the tick box and
> > the file location box stays "white" - if it turns "red" then either the
> > file is not in that location or the file format is wrong.
> >
> > Setup/Catalogue/ CdC "Stars" tab/ down to the "HST GSC Compact" - tick box/
> > Set min 0, max 3/ (find file on your PC) ie G:/GCS_ACT
> >
> > I found over the years I had "collected" many slightly different versions
> > of the CSG ( ie from TheSky V6, Astroplanner, etc etc); these were NOT
> > recognised by CdC.
> > The "correct" version is GCS_ACT, has 27 folders:
> > bin/bin-dos/Nxxxx/Sxxxx/SRC.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "iccd1" <iccd1@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I would like to install the compact HST guide star catalog. I am using
> > > CDC 3.14 on a Windows XP Pro machine and have the 7Zip file manger
> > > application. I have read the instruction on the CDC 3.14 documentation
> > > page several times and tried to follow them several times with no
> > > success. If anyone could walk me through the procedure it would be very
> > > much appreciated. Thank you.
> > >
> > > Edward
> > >
> >
>
