[APBeta] Deleting Duplicates of DSS Images

[John Switzer]

Thanks Paul,

 

What was happening to me was the auto delete kept deleting the image I
wanted to keep,  I solved the issue by using the "delete existing images"
when I downloaded the images again.

 

John

 

PS:  A possible solution to the delete problem would be to give the user an
option of which images(s) to delete.

From: Paul Rodman [mailto:paul at ilanga.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:16 PM
To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
Subject: Re: [APBeta] Deleting Duplicates of DSS Images

 

 

On Jul 24, 2010, at 8:22 AM, John Switzer wrote:





What is the criteria for deleting duplicate DSS images (when AP2.0 starts
up)?  The reason I am asking is that I have several images that were
downloaded in plans that were built with slightly incorrect RA and DEC
values.  When I correct these values and re-download the images I would like
the incorrect DSS images deleted. 

 

I don't think I answered this one...

 

The deletion occurs only if the RA/Dec coordinates of the duplicate images
are identical, so it's not going to help you in this case. There's also the
issue of which image gets deleted: the new one or the old one.

 

It would not be difficult at all to do what you want. However, I'm debating
whether this should be a script or a built-in feature. A script should do
the job quite nicely.

 

Paul R.

 

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