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====> READ.ME File for ISIS/Base Version 1.01 (Microsoft Windows) <====
This document provides information about the following topics:
- Changes to the installation procedure
- Location of preferences file
- Transferring Macintosh form files to the PC
- Transferring data from floppy disks
- True Type fonts
- Documentation corrections
- Known limitations of ISIS/Draw Version 1.01
1. CHANGES TO THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
In the "Installation & Orientation" manual, replace all references
to ISIS/Base 1.0 with ISIS/Base 1.01.
Your Windows directory must be on the DOS PATH statement in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the installation procedure on pages 2-6 and
2-7 to work.
Before the installation program installs ISIS/Base Version 1.01,
it verifies that you have sufficient disk space to store the
program and support files. The installation only proceeds if
sufficient space is available.
If you have a previous version of ISIS/Base in your ISIS
directory, the installation program warns you that you will be
overwriting the previous installation. If you choose to proceed,
the installation program asks if you want to overwrite the
existing ISISBASE.CFG file (which stores your preferences). If
you have customized this file, do not overwrite it.
Also, if you created an AUTOBASE.EPL file for use with ISIS/Base
1.0, you must recompile the AUTOBASE.EPL file with ISIS/PL 1.01
to be compatible with ISIS/Base 1.01.
IF, AND ONLY IF, you have the IBM PS/2 Color Monitor Type 8514,
perform the following steps after Step 15 on page 2-7:
1. Change to the drive and directory where you installed ISIS.
2. At the DOS prompt, enter the following two commands:
COPY BASEICON.FON BASEICON.SAV
COPY 8514BASE.FON BASEICON.FON
2. LOCATION OF PREFERENCES FILE: Your preference settings for
ISIS/Base are stored in a file named ISISBASE.CFG. When you start
ISIS/Base 1.01, it searches your Windows directory for the
ISISBASE.CFG file. If it cannot find the file, it searches your
ISIS 1.01 directory. When you save preferences, ISIS writes the
preference settings to the ISISBASE.CFG file that it last read.
If ISIS cannot find an ISISBASE.CFG file, it creates one in your
Windows directory when you save preferences.
3. TRANSFERRING MACINTOSH FORM FILES TO THE PC: Always use the
Text Translation setting in the Apple File Exchange to transfer
Macintosh form files to the PC format. Activate the Replace CR with
CR/LF check box, and set the Special Characters and Tab
Characters radio buttons to Neither. DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT
TRANSLATION SETTING. If you use the Default Translation setting,
your PC will freeze when you try to import the form file. (CW-3031)
4. TRANSFERRING DATA FROM FLOPPY DISKS: When you read a file
from (or save a file to) a floppy disk, reset the current drive
back to your hard disk BEFORE you remove the floppy disk from
the disk drive. To reset back to your hard disk, choose Open
Database from the File menu. In the Directories box, navigate
back to the hard-disk drive, and then click Cancel. (CW-2852)
5. TRUE TYPE FONTS: If you created forms in ISIS under Windows 3.0
and then upgraded to Windows 3.1, you may see clipped text due to
incompatible fonts in the Windows versions. When you retrieve the
Windows 3.0 forms into ISIS, restyle the text to any of the available
Windows 3.1 fonts.
However, the True Type fonts available with Windows 3.1 do not map
accurately from screen to paper. These fonts typically print
5-10% wider on paper than they appear on the screen. We recommend
that you stretch text boxes by 10% to prevent text clipping when
you print. (CW-4706)
6. DOCUMENTATION CORRECTIONS:
SEARCHING FOR DOUBLE QUOTES IN TEXT STRINGS: Page 8-5 in the
"ISIS/Base Database Searching" manual incorrectly states that to
search for a double quote inside of a text string, type the
double quote twice. (CW-4500)
To include a double quote in a text string, enclose the text string
in single quotes. To include a single quote in a text string,
enclose the text string in double quotes. For example:
To retrieve the text string: Use the query:
aa"a = 'aa"a'
aa'a = "aa'a"
ATOM-VALUE SEARCHING: Pages 3-12 and 3-13 in the "ISIS/Base
Database Searching" manual incorrectly state that you can search
for numeric values associated with individual atoms. This
function is not available. (CW-3436)
RESEQUENCING THE ORDER OF BOXES AND TABLES IN A FORM: The
procedure on page 2-44 in the "Form & Database Maintenance"
manual incorrectly implies that you can resequence the order in
which boxes and tables display data. Resequencing the form only
affects the order in which the cursor moves when you press the
Tab key to enter data for registration or searching. (CW-4460)
Also, Step 9 on page 2-45 incorrectly implies that you can press
the Tab key to move from a table to a box or other table. You can
use the Tab key to move from box to box, or from a box to a table,
or from column to column within a table. But the Tab key cannot move
the cursor outside of a table. To move the cursor outside of the
table, you must click the next box or table with the mouse. (CW-4462)
CORRECTIONS TO ISIS/BASE DATABASE SEARCHING:
On pages 8-4 and 8-9, it states, "You can use the = operator to
search for integers, text strings, and molecular formulas." You
can also use the = operator to search for real numbers and dates.
On the following pages, replace the word "catalyst" with the
word "catalyst_link":
- Step 10, pages 8-24 and 8-25
- Step 3, page 8-26
On the following pages, replace the word "mol.weight" with the
word "*mol.weight_molstructure":
- Step 8, page 8-18
- Step 14, page 8-19
On the following pages, replace the word "molformula" with the
word "*fmla_molstructure":
- Step 12, page 8-19
- Step 14, page 8-19
In Step 10 on page 8-24, change the query to:
CATALYST_LINK>MOL>*fmla_MOLSTRUCTURE like "Na" and yield > 90
If you build the query by double-clicking the components in the
list boxes, the query text box (Step 10, page 8-25) contains:
RXN>VARIATION>CATALYST_LINK>MOL>*fmla_MOLSTRUCTURE LIKE
"Na" AND RXN>VARIATION>PRODUCT>YIELD > 90
In Step 3 on page 8-26, change the query to:
VARIATION(CATALYST_LINK>MOL>*fmla_MOLSTRUCTURE like "Na" and
RXN>VARIATION>PRODUCT>YIELD > 90)
If you build the query by double-clicking the components in the
list boxes, the query text box (Step 3, page 8-26) contains:
VARIATION(RXN>VARIATION>CATALYST_LINK>MOL>*fmla_MOLSTRUCTURE
LIKE "Na" AND RXN>VARIATION>PRODUCT>YIELD > 90)
CORRECTIONS TO ISIS/BASE FORM & DATABASE MAINTENANCE:
In Step 4 on page 2-35, replace the word "Procedure" with the
words "PL Function". Also change the paragraph following Step 4
to "The PL function must be loaded into memory before it is
called."
In Step 2 on page 3-18 and on page 6-6, replace the words "Save
File" with "Save Index File".
CORRECTIONS TO ISIS/BASE POWER SEARCHING:
In Step 2 on page 4-6, replace the similarity value 20 with the
similarity value 1. In Step 4, replace the similarity value 70
with the similarity value 20.
7. KNOWN LIMITATIONS OF ISIS/BASE VERSION 1.01
FLOATING BOXES IN FORMS:
If the Filter Search Results option in the Preferences dialog box
is on (checked), the data displayed in floating boxes may not be
properly associated with the reactant or product structures. To
switch Filter Search Results off, choose Preferences from the
Option menu, and then click the Filter Search Results check box
to uncheck it. (CW-2184)
Floating boxes do not scroll data. The first data value retrieved
for a floating box remains, even when you scroll other display
boxes to view different subrecords. (CW-2350)
CALCULATIONS IN FORMS:
Operators of equivalent priority (+, -) and (*, /) are evaluated
right to left. You must use parentheses to clarify the desired
order of operation. (CW-2857, CW-2854)
SCALING STRUCTURES TO FIT FORM BOXES:
If you choose to display hydrogen labels or atom numbers on
structures (defined by the preferences Hydrogen Labels and Atom
Numbers) some structures may not fit into a structure box, even
when the preference Structure Scaling is set to Fit Box. (CW-2336)
RESTORING SAVED QUERIES:
If you save a Search by Form query and then modify the form, you
may see a message telling you that your query is incompatible
when you try to restore it to the modified form. In this case,
you must re-enter your query. (CW-2177)
HIGHLIGHTING QUERY IN SEARCH HITS:
ISIS/Base allows you to highlight your query structure within the
structures retrieved. However, this feature is not available
for remote reaction databases. (CW-2782)
IMPORTING DATA INTO A REMOTE DATABASE:
To import an SDfile or RDfile into a remote database, the check
box for Auto Match Field Names must be off. Because field names
are not matched automatically, you must you specify an external
name for every field that you want to import. (CW-2781, CW-2883)
You cannot import data into the line-no fields of a remote database.
You cannot register structures to the product and reactant
structure fields in a remote database; these fields are
automatically filled when you register the reaction structure.
EXPORTING DATA FROM AN ISIS/BASE TABLE:
When you export data from an ISIS/Base table, only the text is
written to the file. Default data is not written to the file.
This includes dates, calculations, and text strings. (CW-2223)
IMPORTING/EXPORTING SUBSTANCE MODULE FEATURES:
When you import structures that contain Substance Module features
from an SDfile into a local ISIS database, ISIS/Base strips away
the Substance module features. To record those structures that
were stripped before registration, activate the Transaction Log
before you import the SDfile.
When you import a molfile that contains Substance Module
features, ISIS/Base warns you that none of these features will be
displayed.
When you export a remote database to a local database, any
structures that contain Substance Module features are registered
into the local database as no structures.
CHANGING PRINTERS:
If you use the Control Panel to change default printers, and then
try to print immediately in ISIS/Base, the PC hangs. To avoid
this problem, choose Page Setup from the File menu in ISIS/Base
BEFORE you print. Click Cancel or OK. ISIS/Base now recognizes
the new printer. (CW-4767)
PRINTING LIMITATIONS:
HP LaserJet IIP/III: Limitations in the printer driver cause some
fonts to be clipped. Stretch the text box to avoid clipping. (CW-3153)
HP DeskJet 500C: Limitations in the printer driver cause some
colored objects to not print in color. (CW-4525, CW-4536,
CW-4526) If you use the Black only mode to print, outline boxes
appear around text strings. We recommend that you use the color
cartridge with the Color/Composite Black print mode or the
HP DeskJet Family printer driver (not the HP DeskJet Series
v2.0 driver) to print. (CW-4709)
WINDOWS 3.1 ITALIC FONTS: The following Windows 3.1 fonts do not
print in italic style on PostScript printers: Fixedsys, Courier,
Fences, ME Extra, MT Symbol, MS Sans Serif, Small Fonts, and True
Type Symbol. On PostScript printers, the italicized fonts print
in plain style. These fonts are correctly printed in italic
style on the HP DeskJet 500C printer if you use the HP DeskJet
Family printer driver. (CW-4763)
8. KNOWN LIMITATION IN AMI PRO
You can paste an ISIS structure into Ami Pro. You can also cut a
structure out of Ami Pro, but after you use the CUT command, do
NOT use the UNDO command for any reason or it will cause a fatal
error in Ami Pro. (CW-4857)