Distribution of structure data Laboratory for Chemical Crystallography, University of Basel

As most software to process and examine structure data has migrated to Windows-based systems we have decided to redesign the structure data distribution system. Based on a standard NAS filer data will be accessible using standard protocols as SMB, AppleTalk or NFS, depending on the requirements of the users. As a first step Windows users will get transparent access, the procedure is described later in this document. Users who need access using other protocols should get in touch with us in order to provide access outside the migration schedule.

Please note that we have tried to make the migration as smooth as possible. Your old login information has been preserved where ever it was possible. Please contact us if you find difficulties.

The procedure for Windows users is as follows. First you have to establish a connection to our NAS filer. The easiest way to do this is to click on "Start", then "Run..." ("Ausführen...") and type "\\scotty.chemie.unibas.ch" in the box. Using Windows Explorer you may open "My Network Places" ("Netzwerkumgebung"), then "Entire Network" ("Gesamtes Netzwerk"), "Microsoft Windows Network" ("Microsoft Windows-Netzwerk") and finally "Xtl". There you will find a machine named "Scotty" to which you can connect using the login information provided.

Open the share "XrayData", then the folder of your group and finally your personal folder where you will find the data files of your structures. Only read access is granted by default. Group leaders or people solving structures for their group get access to the data of the whole group, otherwhise access is restricted to the personal folder. Other permissions can be granted on request.

Please copy the files you need to your local computer. As you do not have write permission in the folders many programs will not work as expected otherwhise. Please see also our page with links to sites offering software if you are looking for programs to visualize or examine structures. Please note that most of this software products - even though beeing freely distributed for academic institutions - have to be licensed in order to use them, so it may be useful to read the corresponding license agreements.