MALT File Compound File (*.mcf)

  1. Outline
  2. How to save and read
    1. When the option of Display compounds of last session in MALT Options/Screen option is checked, those compounds which were retrieved, edited and made in the data convertion can be saved into a special file at the end of the session, and this file will be read on the starting next session and those compounds will be reproduced.
    2. In addition, users can save explicitly the current compound system into the MALT Compound File. This file is binary so that users do not need to see inside. Whenever the file is read, the same set of the compound table can be reproduced.
    3. User data in the compound file should be carefully treated, because user may modify the compound data in the user database frequently. This leads to some inappropriateness that the information saved in the compound file is not consistent with the currently available user data base with the same file name. MALT will check files to realize the consistency as follows:
      • File name and File age are checked. When no problem, the procedure will go to next step.
      • When the file exists but the file age is changed suggesting some inconsistency, the warning message appears to ask whether continue or stop.
      • When the file does not exist, users are also asked to use other files or not.
        • "No" reply : the procedure of reading the compound file is stopped and the previous environment will be recovered.
        • "Yes" reply : New retrieval process will start using the compound information such as name from the newly given user data base.
          • When respective compounds are retrieved succsessfuly to have their own corresponding compounds in the user database, the compound table for such compounds will appear.
          • Several or no candidates are found, the User Data Confirmation Form will appear to request users to resolve inconsistency by themselves.

  3. Utilization from MALT related software
  4. Extended utilization

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