msp file export from chemstation
Gregor Kos
hi,
i am using hp chemstation software and NIST 2.0 for collecting and
analyzing gc-ms data. after an upgrade from nist 1.6 to 2.0 a couple of
weeks ago, everything was working fine.
recently, export of the *.msp file stopped working (i.e. no file is
written to the chemstation data directory or anywhere else). we have
several people with different skill-levels working on the machine and
despite asking around, i do not know, what happened.
i have installed the chemstation macros again, but no success. the
chemstation software does not give an error message, but the export
looks alright, but no file is created. reinstalling the nist 2.0 upgrade
did not help either. the nist program itself is working well and so is
the chemstation.
my computer configuration is:
Chemstation G1701BA, Version B.01.00
WinNT 4.0, SP 3
NIST 2.0
AMIDS 2.6
any suggestions?
many thanks in advance!
greg
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Gregor Kos
McGill University
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Montreal, QC
Canada
gregor(dot)kos(at)mcgill(dot)ca
David Sparkman
The new macros from the NIST download site now write the file TempSpec.msd
in the \hpchem folder along with another file (hpnist.txt). The older
versions write msp files in the folder that is the data file and had the
same name as the data file. This change was made to solve a problem with
processing data from read-only devices.
Do, the following:
1. Do you have all the menu items for the NIST Search Program on the
Spectrum menu?
PBM Quick Search
NIST Search
Multiple Lib PBM Search
Set Default Search Engine
NIST Output
AMDIS
If you do not have theses items, go to http://chemdata.nist.gov and click on
the NIST MS Search program upgrade. Look at the bottom of the page to go to
the ChemStation information. Download the V2 macros and install them.
If this does not fix the problem, look in the folder with the NIST MS Search
Program and see if there is a file with the name AUTOIMP.msd. Open this
file with Note Pad. It should have a single line that reads
c:\hpchem\hpnist.txt, assuming that your CS software is on the c: drive and
in the hpchem folder. If it does not edit it. If you are still having
problems, please feel free to contact me.
You can also take your ChemStation Questions to http://www.ChemUserWorld.com
Regards;
David
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