PDB format: the answers
Thanks to all who sent me information about where to find the
PDB format definition. Since I received so many replies with
information and an almost equal number of requests for
forwarding it, I decided to send a public reply to all instead
of spending the rest of the day answering individual mails...
For those who are also looking for information on the PDB
format, here the answers:
The official documentation is available in PostScript format
by ftp from pdb.pdb.bnl.gov as pub/format.desc.ps (which is
where I got it from). It is also said to be available from
www.ccl.net in the directory
/pub/chemistry/documents/PDB/PDB_file_format (which I didn't
check).
Public domain code in C and C++ to read and write PDB
is available by ftp from cgl.ucsf.edu as /pub/libpdb.shar
and /pub/libpdb++.shar. I will have a look at the C++ version,
it might be all I need.
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