Transfer an observing list from ST4 Visual to Imaging

[mick.scutt@gmail.com]

I can export to file or stx file from Visual but am unable to see them in the import browser of Imaging.
I know the folder name and can browse to it but no files can be seen.

thanks
Mick

[theskyhound]

I'm not really sure what to do except to explain the process in detail and make some suggestions.

I suggest making it work in ST4 Visual first, and then repeat the exact process in ST4 Imaging. They are more or less identical in all ways except one is done via the Nightly Planner and the other via the Target Selection tool. They both even use the exact same code.

The procedure to share lists between instances of SkyTools, even between Visual and Imaging, is to use a .stx file. No other file types are appropriate.

Follow the instructions in the post here:
https://skyhound.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2484

Using SkyTools Visual, if you create a .stx file and can't see it, the only variable is the path you are saving/reading the files from.

[mick.scutt@gmail.com]

I'm not really sure what to do except to explain the process in detail and make some suggestions.

I suggest making it work in ST4 Visual first, and then repeat the exact process in ST4 Imaging. They are more or less identical in all ways except one is done via the Nightly Planner and the other via the Target Selection tool. They both even use the exact same code.

The procedure to share lists between instances of SkyTools, even between Visual and Imaging, is to use a .stx file. No other file types are appropriate.

Follow the instructions in the post here:
https://skyhound.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=2484

Using SkyTools Visual, if you create a .stx file and can't see it, the only variable is the path you are saving/reading the files from.

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Thanks,
I was using
Menu > Data > Import Shared Data from file,
that didn't work but
Get Target List worked fine.

[theskyhound]

I'd forgotten all about the option to import data from the Data menu, to be honest. That's a legacy function used to import everything except observing lists. Currently only the import of Chart Schemes is supported. I'll make that more clear on the dialog. Either that, or transfer the function to the chart preferences dialog where I intended it to end up anyhow. Sorry for the confusion.