ZASP Utility for ZET 7 version 1.0
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0. What is ZASP?
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ZASP is a utility program for ZET 7. It reads files created from
ZET's Tables/Aspects List menu item, performs 3 types of sort on
them, and creates a HTML file with 3 tables in it:
(a) aspects sorted by orb (or arc),
(b) aspects sorted by aspect name, 454o147e
(c) aspects sorted by planet.
1. Installation
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Installation is the same for Russian and English users.
1.1 Unzip the distributed files into the ZET main folder.
1.2 Create a shortcut on the Windows Desktop to "zasp.exe" in the
ZET folder.
1.3 Right-click the shortcut, select Properties.
1.4 Select the Shortcut tab, click Change icon. In the Change Icon
dialog, Browse to the ZET folder, select "zasp.ico", and
click "OK".
1.5 In the Shortcut tab, select "Minimized" in the Run listbox.
1.6 Click "OK" to dismiss the dialogs.
2. Use
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Use is the same for Russian and English users.
2.1 In ZET, select "Tables" from the Toolbar, then "Aspects List".
2.2 Close the Aspects List window, when ZET has opened it.
2.3 Double-click the ZASP Desktop shortcut.
2.3 Start your Web browser, and open the file "Aspects.html" in
the ZET\Wrk directory. (You may wish to Bookmark this location
as a convenience).
3. Advanced Options
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To enable these options, you need to open the Properties dialog
for ZASP (see above) and modify the entryfield labelled "Target"
as described below. You may find it convenient to have multiple
shortcuts to ZASP on the Desktop for these options.
3.1 For dual charts, the aspect list created by ZET cites planets in
a specific order, i.e. <transiting planet... natal planet>.
ZASP's default sort by planet name (third Table) would then be
confusing. To keep the sense of the list, add " -2" to the Target
text (do not include the quotation marks). ZASP will then not
include reversed aspects when sorting by planet name.
The option " -1" is also recognized as requesting the default
planet sort, e.g. for natal charts.
3.2 By default, ZASP looks for aspects in a file "Aspects.txt" in the
ZET\Wrk folder. You can have ZASP use a different file (as long as
it was created by ZET, or is compatible with its format) by including
it in the Target text. The HTML file created has the name of the
aspects list file with the extension .html, for example:
D:\ZET7\zasp.exe -2 d:\clients\axb\syn_asps.txt
creates the file "syn_asps.html" in the folder "d:\client\axb\".
When using this option, the aspects file must be the last item on
the Target text entryfield.
3.3 ZASP tries to read the ZET orb tables to obtain a sorting order
for aspects. The default orb table (also for the -1 option above)
is Natal.asp. If the -2 option is requested, Zasp reads Transit.asp.
You can force Zasp to read a different orb table by including its
name in the Target text after a " -a" flag, eg,
D:\ZET7\zasp.exe -aaspects\allnames.asp
You must specify a path (absolute or relative) to this file.
The above example forces ZASP to use the file "allnames.asp" in the
folder "D:\ZET7\aspects\" for creating Table 2 (assumes ZET folder
is D:\ZET7).
4. Tips
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4.1 The file specified with the -a option does not have to be a ZET orb
table .asp file -- it can be a plain-text file in which the text on
each line is terminated by a semi-colon. This makes it possible to
create and use your own prefered sort order for Table 2, sorted by
aspect-name. (See the file "zaspdemo.asp" in the distribution as
an example).
4.2 ZASP creates a file "Zasp.log" in the ZET folder every time it runs.
If ZASP appears not to be working, open this file in a text editor
and check that ZASP is finding and using the files you have requested.
4.3 Users are encouraged to use ZASP with the Mozilla Firebird browser.
You will find many advantages. Those germane to ZASP are broader
control over on-screen type sizes, and a Print Preview option with
magnification control. This means you can adjust the font size at
print time to have the tables imposed nicely on the printed page,
and experiment with page orientation for best fit.
5. History
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v1.0 Initial release for Russian and English users of ZET 7.
6. Support
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6.1 All support queries should be addressed to the program author (not
to Anatoly) at the e-mail address below.
Enjoy!
Adrian Orlowski
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