Martin D. Adamiker's LISA

This tool generates star charts from various catalogs. The output format is encapsulated PostScript (EPS).

This web site is a pre-release for review only. Comments are welcome and appreciated: martin@adamiker.com

The program is a command line program. No command line parameters are needed.

The executable expects a file "input.properties" in the subdirectory where it was started.

A file "TEST.EPS" is created in the same subdirectory.

The procedure to run it by yourself is:

Retrieve the various catalogs, see the samples page.
Create a file "Lisa.properties" pointing to the catalog subdirectories. A Windows example is "Lisa.properties". After downloading, rename the file from "Lisa.properties.txt" to "Lisa.properties". Note that you'll have to adapt the drive letter and the subdirectory names.
Compile the source code.
Create an "input.properties" file in the same subdirectory where the executable is. As an example, use "input.properties". After downloading, rename the file from "input.properties.txt" to "input.properties".
In a shell, change to the subdirectory where the executable is. Type, "Lisa".
The result is an encapsulated PostScript file, "TEST.EPS". You may view this with e. g. GhostView.