You need to have the SMILES string(s) in a plain text file. It should look like this
c1ccccc1 c1ccccc1F C1CCCCC1 CCCC(=O)Cl and ideally you should name it something like myfile.si or myfile.smiles Enter the path to the file in the input file field. Cheers, Chris > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 19:35:30 -0700 > From: "Brendan M. O'Boyle" <bmobo...@caltech.edu> > Subject: [Open Babel] Question about file conversion > To: <openbabel-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <a8e4db38-24e6-4106-b671-b5708b168...@caltech.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello, > > I am trying to use OpenBabel and iBabel to convert SMILES strings into sdf > files for manipulation with Schrodinger software. > > I installed the OpenBabel first and then I am using iBabel. I put in the > SMILES string under the convert header and then use that to prepare an sdf > file. > > However, the file is zero bytes and there is something wrong with the > conversion even though a file is generated. > > Is this a common problem? > > Thank you, > Brendan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mobile security can be enabling, not merely restricting. Employees who bring their own devices (BYOD) to work are irked by the imposition of MDM restrictions. Mobile Device Manager Plus allows you to control only the apps on BYO-devices by containerizing them, leaving personal data untouched! https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/304595813;131938128;j _______________________________________________ OpenBabel-discuss mailing list OpenBabel-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openbabel-discuss
