OK, I now have a better idea of what I need to do. I will download "FTP Commander 8" when I get home and download the needed files. From there, it looks like CDC will do the rest. Thank you for your help and information. It would be nice if the readme files were clear as to what needes to be done, but I have grown use to scientist being vague and at times pointless with thier "help" files. Good thing we have these forums to make sense out of the chaos. :)
--- In [email protected], "ken4optics" <kenm.harri...@...> wrote: > > I think the answer is yes! > I don't have the .gz files in my collection, so I think they can be left out. > --- In [email protected], "iccd1" <iccd1@> wrote: > > > > Do I need all the files(under each DIR) as shown here including the *.gz > > files?: > > > > [DIR] Parent Directory > > [DIR] N0000 06-Sep-1999 11:56 12K > > [DIR] N0730 06-Sep-1999 12:04 12K > > [DIR] N1500 06-Sep-1999 12:11 12K > > [DIR] N2230 06-Sep-1999 12:18 12K > > [DIR] N3000 06-Sep-1999 12:25 12K > > [DIR] N3730 06-Sep-1999 12:32 8.0K > > [DIR] N4500 06-Sep-1999 12:38 8.0K > > [DIR] N5230 06-Sep-1999 12:43 8.0K > > [DIR] N6000 06-Sep-1999 12:46 8.0K > > [DIR] N6730 06-Sep-1999 12:49 4.0K > > [DIR] N7500 06-Sep-1999 12:51 4.0K > > [DIR] N8230 06-Sep-1999 12:51 4.0K > > [DIR] S0000 06-Sep-1999 13:00 12K > > [DIR] S0730 06-Sep-1999 13:08 12K > > [DIR] S1500 15-Sep-1999 10:26 12K > > [DIR] S2230 06-Sep-1999 14:42 12K > > [DIR] S3000 06-Sep-1999 14:50 12K > > [DIR] S3730 06-Sep-1999 14:58 8.0K > > [DIR] S4500 06-Sep-1999 15:06 8.0K > > [DIR] S5230 06-Sep-1999 15:12 8.0K > > [DIR] S6000 06-Sep-1999 15:18 8.0K > > [DIR] S6730 06-Sep-1999 15:22 4.0K > > [DIR] S7500 06-Sep-1999 15:24 4.0K > > [DIR] S8230 06-Sep-1999 15:25 4.0K > > [DIR] bin 23-Feb-2003 16:18 4.0K > > [DIR] bin-dos 02-May-2001 17:51 4.0K > > [ ] plates.epoch.gz 24-May-1999 19:34 7.4K > > [ ] readme 27-Aug-2002 14:26 3.9K > > [ ] regions.dat.gz 15-Sep-1999 18:28 291K > > [ ] regions.ord.gz 15-Sep-1999 18:27 20K > > [DIR] src 23-Feb-2003 16:18 4.0K > > [ ] src.tar.gz 23-Feb-2003 16:24 74K > > > > Is there a way to download all these at once? or do I have to download all > > the files under each of the above DIR(s)one file at a time? It seems that > > one file at a time is the only way it will let me do so. > > > > --- In [email protected], "ken4optics" <kenm.harrison@> > > wrote: > > > > > > 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" <iccd1@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
