Show UCAC4 stars in the Deep Sky Annotation

[Jean-Francois]

Hello Hiroyuki,

In the case that something is wrong with the "z001" file.
I search in the internet a description for the download of the UCAC4 catalogue ... I found this:
https://forums.dc3.com/showthread.php?4 ... -Oct-2023)

If you want to download again ... go the section of the UCAC4 and follow the instructions.
Important is to set the data transfer to binary.

I did the new download for testing the files. My scripts work.
Ignore the step with the "Catalogue Checker", that is specific for the PinPoint software.

Regards,
Jean-Francois

[Jean-Francois]

Hello Hiroyuki,

Maybe the best news of the day ... I think that I found the reason of the problem.

In fact .. all is working properly ... except that you have a blank in your directory

I remark that you saved the script in a subfolder of "SharpCap Captures" ... that is the error.
The return value "1" was not coming from my C-program, but from the os.system() function !

Normally it is possible to use a path with blank inside with the "r" before the string.
But here in my script ... we have a second important blank between "UCAC4_read" and "-v".
I do not found a combination of "" or """ or ' ' with the "r" for solving the problem.

=> so, please try my script from a path without a blank.

One solution would be to modify (again) the C-code of "UCAC4_read.exe",
so that the program return the version with only "UCAC4_read", also without parameter.
So in this case the r"string" trick will work (I hope).

Regards,
Jean-Francois

[Jean-Francois]

Hello,

I search a little bit deeper ... I found the "^" character.

Add a line in the script:
UCAC4_script_path = UCAC4_script_path.Replace(" ", "^ ")

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# Test UCAC4_read.exe progam, if exists and which version
if os.path.exists(UCAC4_script_path + "\\UCAC4_read.exe"):      # UCAC4_read.exe exists
    UCAC4_script_path = UCAC4_script_path.Replace(" ", "^ ")
    UCAC4_read_version = os.system(UCAC4_script_path + "\\" + "UCAC4_read -v") / 10.0

Regards,
Jean-Francois

[watan_rockhand]

Hello Jean,

Thank you for letting me know the cause!
It is complete.

Best regards,
Hiroyuki Watanabe

[Jean-Francois]

Hello,

Yes, finally !

I will prepare the update and send it tomorrow.

Regards,
Jean-Francois