BTW once you run into this problem once, it's hard to do anything without restarting the program- the same error will keep popping up. That's probably why you think you're getting it will all the catalogs.
-John ----- Original Message ---- > From: John Mahony <[email protected]> > > This has come up a few times over the last year or so. Vizier has changed > its format at least once. I'm not sure if it was the same problem each > time. I just tested and the only place I had a problem was with the > vizier USNO-A2.0. But I was able to use the ESO/skycat USNO-A2.0, and the > vizier USNO-B1.0 also works. B1.0 is a newer, slightly deeper, and more > accurate catalog than A2.0, so I'd just use that. The first time this > problem came up, we eventually found you could fix it by replacing the > USNO-A2.0 > URL in your extres.ini file with one of the alternate urls shown there. > Some of those are outdated, but I think you can get a current list at the > Vizier > site. -John ----- Original Message ---- > From: > Sander Pool < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > To: > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 9:23:14 AM > Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] > Online resources > > This came up recently. Look back a few > messages ago in the archives. The > online format has changed. I > don't recall if there was a > resolution. Sander Howie > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Recently while trying to use the > online resources-Vizier etc- > I keep > getting a message...not a > valid floating point value.. > when I open the > temp file.This > affects all listed catalogues. > Any ideas as to what,s > going on > ? > Thanks-Howard
