|-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- |Von: Paul Dolk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Gesendet: Freitag, 27. Oktober 2000 20:55 |Betreff: Re: [Starry Night] 17000 Asteroids | | |On 27-10-2000 14:33 Dr.Michael Schurz wrote: | |> http://asteroid.lowell.edu/, the "Asteroid Data Services by Lowell |> Observatory. - Look for "Astorb.dat.gz" | |Got it first time round :-). | |Silly question: | |How does one load this thing in SNP? I run it on an iMac. There seem to be |no menu options like: "Load datafile" or something. The asteroid menu only |provides a slider. | |Regards, |Paul. | |-- | |********************************************************************* | |Paul Dolk | |Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Tel: 023-5423553 |ICQ: 22162942 | |********************************************************************* | Now, I can only tell from a Windows version of SNpro, but I think, the principle is the same with a Mac: when You've downloaded the file, it is in zipped (compressed) format (unless You performed the 25megs-download of the 'open' file. You have to uncompress the file, which will reveal a file called 'astorb.dat' Now take a look into Your 'Starry Night Pro Data' and look for a file called 'Asteroids.Txt' (or similar on a Mac) rename that file, so You won't overwrite it and loose its data, then copy the 'astorb.dat' to this folder, and rename it to 'asteroids.txt' (or similar on a Mac). That's it. Next time You start up SNpro, don't think that Your engine hung up (I don't know, whether Macs do such a thing), on my 500MHz-PC it took about 3 minutes for SNpro to completely start up with that file. To make all objects within this file visible - and accessible within the 'Planets' window - You have to set the appropriate number at File -> Preferences -> Startup. (at least that's it in the Win version). Clear skies! _____ M.Schurz, M.D. Ried im Innkreis, Austria, Europe. 48�15'N 15�30'E -=00=- -- To unsubscribe from this list or to subscribe to other SPACE.com Canada, Inc. mailing lists please visit, http://www.starrynight.com/cgi-local/lists.cgi
