> 2) The name of the object should not be omitted, otherwise line-oriented > tools like grep in UNIX would miss the observations. The variable star > name has the 3-letter constellation code in upper case letters, immedi- > ately (without placing spaces) followed by its name in the My observation decoding program use a cross index. I take all designations the observers uses and cross index them in a file to the name, I use for my files. After some days only a tiny additional fraction of up to 2-3 per day comes up. Jost Jahn Neust„dter Straáe 11 29389 Bodenteich Tel.: 05824-3197 FAX: 0581-14824 Internet: j.jahn@abbs.heide.de