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   Message 384 of 3,070   
   Martin Foster to August Abolins   
   Could not move file FFF.nnn to file area   
   21 Mar 19 13:16:00   
   
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   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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