Latest ChemKey Search Database Update File

For obtaining the [100,000 to 105,000] ChemKey Search Update file (5,000 new references for the year 2005)

To obtain the latest software necessary for updating the ChemKey Search Database from 100,000 to 105,000 references, Do the following:

Download chemkey105.hqx to your Mac
Convert the hqx (hexidecimal file) into binary format by clicking on it to generate the CKUpdate.fm file
Make sure that the CKUpdate.fm file just created and the Chemkey.fp3 file are in the same directory. Open up your 100,000 version of the Chemkey database and under the "Script" menu, click on "Update the database" button. The 5,000 references contained within the CKUpdate.fm file will be read into your current Chemkey.fp3 file. When this is done, exit the program and the next time you open it you will be updated to 105,000 refs and ready to go.

For those of you who have acquired the more recently updated Chemkey.fp7 application for the "Mac OS X Operating System":

Download chemkey105OSX.hqx to your Mac
Convert the hqx (hexidecimal file) into binary format by clicking on it to generate the CKUpdate.fp7file
Make sure that the CKUpdate.fp7 file just created and the Chemkey.fp7 file are in the same directory. Open up your 100,000 version of the Chemkey database and under the "Script" menu, click on "Update the database" button. The 5,000 references contained within the CKUpdate.fp7 file will be read into your current Chemkey.fp7 file. When this is done, exit the program and the next time you open it you will be updated to 105,000 refs and ready to go.

download the compressed, binarychemkey105.exe to your PC
Open up the self-extracting chemkey100.exe to create the CKUpdate.fm file.
Make sure that the CKUpdate.fm file and the Chemkey.fp3 file are in the same directory. Open up your 100,000 version of the Chemkey database and under the "Script" menu, click on "Update the database" button. The 5,000 references contained within the CKUpdate.fm file will be read into your current Chemkey.fp3 file. Of course, make sure the Chemkey.fp3 file is NOT write protected by unclicking the "read only" box under "Properties" of the file.When this is done, exit the program and the next time you open it you will be updated to 105,000 refs and ready to go.

If you need some assistance or are interested in acquiring the Mac OS X version of the database--send an e-mail meassge to chemap@emory.edu