Re: [Jmol-developers] Re: valid cif file?

[Miguel <mi...@jm...>]

Tamas wrote:

> Miguel,
>
> CIF and mmCIF are too different formats. mmCIF is for macromolecular CI=
F,
> the extension of the original CIF format to proteins etc.
> Cf.: http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/dist/html/mmcifformat.html

Tamas,

I am not familiar with the details ...

I thought that mmCIF was basically an extension to CIF that defined
additional attributes and tags to support the needs of (and correct some
of the problems with) PDB files.

Given the iucr's stance on .CIF files, and their involvement in mmCIF, I
would be quite surprised if they relaxed their position on grammar
compliance with mmCIF.

... perhaps others can assist in clarifying this ...


As an interim measure ... put the line

data_

At the top of your file and Jmol will recognize it as a .cif file and wil=
l
*hopefully* read it in.


Miguel

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