Hello August!

On 20.03.19 at 22:04, August Abolins wrote to Martin Foster:

 MF>> This is how it all works .....

 MF>> When you install a new nodelist or a new pointlist for the very first
 MF>> time, they have to be manually unpacked and copied to the "DistribNL"
 MF>> directory. From what you've said, you've already done this and you now
 MF>> have a compiled nodelist and a compiled pointlist.

 AA> Yes..  I had read your wonderful guide sec 3.2.   That is what helped me
 AA> get the NL installed/compiled.

OK, so far so good :-)

 AA> BTW, your guide refers to "All other fields should be left at their
 AA> default settings" ..but after I started to experiment with adjustments, I
 AA> nolonger had a record of those default settings to undo what may have
 AA> worked before.  How about including some screenshots on your guide for
 AA> some of the Options/*

Yes, that was already on my ToDo list but it's the usual problem of  
having the time and inclination to do it.

 MF>> However, when a new nodediff or new pointdiff arrives, you need to
 MF>> copy the *packed* nodediff/pointdiff to the "DistribNL" directory.
 MF>> There's no need to unpack them because WinPoint does it for you...

 AA> That was very helpful.  Thank you.  But do I have to do the
 AA> moving/copying each and every time subsequent nodelists arrive?

No, that only applies to new nodediffs/pointdiffs.

Regards,
Martin

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