import stx file

[orionbelt]

Hello,

I am trying to copy observation from one computer to another using a stx file but the Import Shared Data from File option from the main menu doesn't list the stx files on the folder. I did it before, looks it stopped working with some recent update. I am using 4.1.11.2. There is any other way to copy observations without synchronizing the whore data base what is overkill for just copying 1 or 2 observations.

Thanks,

Carles

[theskyhound]

Hello,

The Import Shared Data from File dialog is a left over from SkyTools 3, where all types of import were centralized into one dialog. I separated them out into the places where they are used in ST4, so for example, importing observing lists is now done via the Nightly Planner. The one remaining import is chart schemes, something few people every seem to share. I intend to put those on the chart preferences dialog instead, but it hasn't been a priority. So the bottom line is that this dialog only displays stx files that contain chart color schemes.

I am assuming that you mean your logs entries. If so, you import those from... hmm. There should be a button on the Log Browser for that. Obviously this feature doesn't get a lot of use or someone would have reported this a long time ago. I am about to release a new update and will add an import function to the log browser. I can re-enable it on the Import Shared Data dialog too, at least until it goes away.

[PMSchu]

Hi Greg,

I saved my Chart Schemes as .stx files & couldn't find a way to import them again. I looked at the dialog for the 'Import from File' option on the Nightly Planner & it refers to importing an Observing List just like the option to 'Import from an .STX File' does. I didn't see a way to import a Chart Scheme. The Chart Preferences dialog provides the option to 'Share' a Chart Scheme as a .stx file, but there's no way to import a file containg a Chart Scheme from that dialog that I could find.

Phil S.

[theskyhound]

Use the Import Shared Data dialog on the Data menu.

[orionbelt]

Hello,

The Import Shared Data from File dialog is a left over from SkyTools 3, where all types of import were centralized into one dialog. I separated them out into the places where they are used in ST4, so for example, importing observing lists is now done via the Nightly Planner. The one remaining import is chart schemes, something few people every seem to share. I intend to put those on the chart preferences dialog instead, but it hasn't been a priority. So the bottom line is that this dialog only displays stx files that contain chart color schemes.

I am assuming that you mean your logs entries. If so, you import those from... hmm. There should be a button on the Log Browser for that. Obviously this feature doesn't get a lot of use or someone would have reported this a long time ago. I am about to release a new update and will add an import function to the log browser. I can re-enable it on the Import Shared Data dialog too, at least until it goes away.

Yes, I mean Log entries, sorry I didn´t was more clear. Thank for adding the new feature on the Log Browser, it already have the export button there so it will work perfectly. Thanks agan.

[dominicelliott]

Use the Import Shared Data dialog on the Data menu.

Thank you, I'm fixing it