Welcome and questions on Stage One

[arrowsmithbt]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "a_silmariel" <silmariel at t...> wrote:
> 
> And of course, Barry, if you prefer to work directly with the group
> database, 
> do so, it provides a nice 'Export Table' function.
> 

This all depends  if you (or other experts that may wander  along) think
it feasible, wise and straight-forward. I expect I will need fairly detailed
instructions.


> 
> Barry, which Java version does your Mac run?
> 

The latest - Java 2 Standard Edition version 1.4.2. I did a download of
updates from Apple at the weekend.

I've never had the opportunity to use Java before -  it was just something
that sat in my Utilities mocking me. How  are you thinking of utilising it 
- Applets or Web Start?

While we're  on the subject of downloading I've been raiding the Archives
while waiting for my half-wit client to finally  decide exactly what it is he
wants me to do on his project. 
There was a problem in Archive 2, file m35000-39999. It doesn't seem 
to be a file but a folder and I can't open it. It doesn't have the .txt suffix 
that the rest have.
Also,  there seems to be a limit to how much you can download in a 
session; I got to m50000 and was informed that I'd reached my download
limit and to try again later. Last  person to say that to me was a barman.

Barry