Question

When merging RINEX files, mergeRinObs.exe and mergeRinNav.exe programs encounter an unspecified error, resulting in a separate message windows that reports "mergeRinObs.exe has stopped working" (or, "mergeRinNav.exe has stopped working"). Both programs will run successfully without command line specifications, producing just the Help information. The problem also existed for GPS Toolkit version 1.6, which was used successfully on Windows XP. How can this be resolved?

Version: GPS Toolkit 1.7 Program Date: 16-Mar-2011 Windows version: Windows 7, Starter Edition

Attempted remedies: Running in Compatibility mode for Windows XP - no improvement Running as Administrator - no improvement

Other notes: Other programs for GPS Toolkit 1.7 work without problems (e.g., rescor, discfix, rinexdump).

-- AndrewMazzella - 08 Aug 2011

Answer

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Andrew,

I am sorry that you have encountered this problem, we will investigate and get back to you. Apologies for the delayed response, I missed your comment in a group of notifications received; both wiki and repository changes have been numerous lately as we are preparing a new, major release of the GPSTk. I would like to ensure that the problem you're having does not persist into the next release -- I suspect you've had to work around this for now; we will try to replicate the error, and if successful have someone familiar with these applications investigate further. If we can't replicate the problem, we will likely be "talking" to you about your input data. Thank you for raising this issue, we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Best Regards,

-- Susan Cummins

-- SusanCummins - 02 Sep 2011