DIRECTORY

1.4 - Suggested directory structures in WinGX and the JOB PATHS option


The WinGX system makes a number of assumptions about the way that files are organised.

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO RETAIN THE DEFAULT DIRECTORY NAMES FOR WINGX PROGRAMS AND FILES.

WinGX assumes that you have a main STRUCTURE DIRECTORY (say c:\structur or c:\xray etc) and that all structural analyses are carried out in subdirectories of this, given names such as name1, name2 etc which correspond with the names of files within this subdirectory (i.e that the JobName and subdirectory name are the same). With this convention you can use the "change working directory" button on the tool-bar to move easily between structures.

The current Working Directory, Reflection File and JobName are always displayed in the status bars of the main WinGX menu window.

It is also possible to use the JOB PATHS option on the FILES menu to change the working directory explicitly. Use MOVE WORKING DIRECTORY to change the working directory and JobName, or use NEW JOBNAME to retain the same working directory, but change the JobName. You can use the BROWSE button to select a new working directory, and the JobName will be taken from the prefix of a file you select. The menu item CREATE NEW DIRECTORY will create a new DOS directory, but the working directory will be unmoved.