[sac-forum] Re: SAC Double star database and Sky Commander

On Feb 6, 2008, at 10:35 AM, AJ Crayon wrote:
Tim, at that time I don't believe there was a database, it was just a list of 600 of the nicest doubles stars and has never been updated as such. Yes we came out with a larger, much larger double star list but it wasn't something that could have been used in the original Sky Commander.
It is in an ASCII text file so it could be read by any text editor from the simplest most basic one to the more complex editor. 

Let me clarify -


A: Which database did they use?
"database" as used in this instance is a generic term and can be any list of data, regardless of its format. It doesn't have to be an Oracle or Access designed set of data. What I was asking was if they could tell us when/which set of data they used. 


B: Why haven't they updated?
The current listing can easily be exported from Excel as a text file in the order they require for assimilation. 

Still, just a thought :-).

Tim

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