[Lazarus] Astronomy Software

[Patrick Chevalley]

Hi Terry,

> Because you could start 2.76 with the -f switch and it would start up
> viewing a specific object. That has not been implemented in the SkyChart 3.x
> as far as I know.

I am skychart author :-)
It is easy to add the -f switch to skychart v3 because the function
are already implemented for the tcp socket command interface.
You can also connect to this socket to send request to search for an object.
See http://www.ap-i.net/skychart/en/documentation/server_commands

I try to use Messier but I have a few problem.
- it look like you use an old TAchart version, in StatUnit I have to
change TAGraph.AddSerie by AddSeries , comment TPieSeries.SeriesColor
and MarksStyle and remove TAEngine from the uses. Now it compile with
fixes 0.9.28.
- do you have a script to create the mysql database ?

I am very interested by you program as it complement well the skychart
functions.
I can give some help for your project if you are interested but at the
moment I am very busy with the next version of the virtual moon atlas,
also ported from delphi to lazarus.

Patrick