Problem in JHora 7.1 with Sri Krishna chart

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Namaste,

 

There is one serious problem in Jagannatha Hora 7.1 versions released recently.

Charts before 3,000 BC do not open with it.

 

This is due to some test code I was playing with being left in the code. This

changed the ephemeris files directory path programmed for Swiss Ephemeris and

Swiss Ephemeris was looking for the ephemeris files in a wrong directory. Not

finding them, it was resorting to the analytical model, which works only upto

3,000 BC. If the ephemeris path is correctly programmed, it can use the actual

ephemeris files instead of the analytical model and go upto 5,400 BC.

 

Thus, there are two implications of this error:

 

(1) JHora 7.1 uses an analytical model, which is not as accurate as the

ephemeris. So calculations are less accurate. However, this is a minor problem

for charts in 1900-2000 range. If you open older charts, the error is more

significant.

(2) More importantly, JHora 7.1 cannot generate charts for dates older than

3,000 BC (e.g. chart of Sri Krishna). It hangs if you try to open an old chart

before 3,000 BC or after 3,000 AD.

 

Thanks to all those who pointed out the problem with charts older than 3,000 BC

and my sincere apologies for the lapse.

 

An update (it will be less than 1 MB) will be made available this weekend. Until

then, you can work around this problem using the following instructions (if you

can understand them):

 

Go to the directory where JHora is installed. It will have two sub-directories:

bin and jhcore. The directory bin will have jhora.exe, jhora.hlp etc. The

directory jhcore will have sub-directories ephem and atlas. All the ephemeris

files (names start with se and end with .se1) are in the ephem direcory.

However, due to mis-programming, JHora 7.1 is looking for ephemeris files in

jhcore directory. So copy all the files in ephem sub-directory of jhcore

directory to the jhcore directory. Then re-open JHora and it should be able to

open charts before 3,000 BC. Of course, if you are in a hurry, you can wait till

this weekend's update.

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

 

Do Ganapathi Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam

Spirituality:

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Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

vedic astrology ; ;

sohamsa ; jhora ; ;

sjc-guru ; sjcBoston

Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:10 PM

Download Jagannatha Hora 7.1 (build 2)

 

 

Namaste friends,

 

Some problems in JHora 7.1 released last week are fixed and JHora 7.1 (build

2) is released now. I expect this release to be the stable release for a while

now.

 

Some issues resolved are:

 

(1) Some default settings (e.g. ashtakavarga) were inadvertantly changed in

the previous version. They are fixed now. One of them was the language. The

default was changed from English to Telugu (my mother tongue). On some

computers, there is a problem installing the Indian language fonts. When that

happens, the charts look messed up because they try to use Telugu. Several

people complained about this. After installing build 2, your defaults should be

restored to correct values and charts should use English and look fine, even

when font installation failed.

 

(2) If you viewed divisional longitudes (like navamsa or dasamsa longitudes)

in the basic info view and then opened another chart, JHora 7.1 was crashing. It

is fixed now.

 

(3) I meant to add Chandra Hari ayanamsa, added it in the code but not fully.

I cut & pasted Deva-datta ayanamsa as Chandra Hari ayanamsa and did not edit the

formula. So the Chandra Hari ayanamsa in the previous 7.1 build was way off. It

is fixed now.

 

(4) Amsa ruling deities of D-20 were programmed incorrectly for planets in odd

signs in JHora until now (7.1 as well as prior versions). It is fixed now.

 

(5) JHora lets you find when a planet changes sign or nakshatra or navamsa.

This algorithm had a bug for Ketu and gave far-away dates. It is fixed now.

 

(6) Longitudes and nakshatras of varnadas and some points were wrongly

displayed in the basic info view earlier. They are fixed now.

 

(7) The speed of the program is improved from the previous 7.1 build.

 

(8) The six divisional charts you view in the " six chart " view are remembered

when you close and re-open the program.

 

(9) BTW, Surya Kalanala Chakra and Chandra Kalanala Chakra were added in 7.1.

You can refer to classics for their use. If I remember right, Jatakabharanam

mentions them. They will also be explained in my upcoming book " Tithi Pravesha:

Lunar Return Charts of Vedic Astrology " .

 

Please download build 2 of JHora 7.1 from

 

http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/jh

 

If you have 7.0x versions or the previous build of 7.1, you can upgrade to the

latest by just downloading the new JHora.exe file and copying it over your

existing JHora.exe file. This download is less than 1 MB and is the quickest way

to upgrade. The instructions can be found in the above page.

 

Regarding the Indian language font installation, one gentleman sent some

information. I am including it at the end of this mail.

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

Do Ganapathi Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam

Spirituality:

Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net

Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org

Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org

 

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I faced the same problem on my pc (Win XP, off 2007, IE 7.0), it has

been rectified as follows:

 

1. Go to " Regional and Language Options " => " languages "

=> " Supplemental Language Support " => tick both of the " Install

files... " options => click " Apply " .

 

2. It will ask for Win-Xp-SP2 CD. Insert that and the fonts will be

D/L-ed.

 

3. " Restart " the system on prompt.

 

4...and Presto... it works - all fonts appear as they shd.

 

NB: For some odd reason it wasnt working with only the " install files

for complex script.. " option; have no idea why it started working

with inclusion of the " East Asian " options!

 

Brgds,

SS

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