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From: "Rich Yelton" <spectratek@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:01:05 GMT
Subject: data file conversion
Organization: Spectratek Inc.

Does anyone know of any software available capable of
converting Finnigan format data ( .ms files) into HP format (.d files)?




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From: "David Sparkman" <ods@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:24:23 -0700
Subject: Re: data file conversion
Organization: CompuServe Interactive Services

Rich,

ChemSW (http://www.chemsw.com) has a program named GC GC/MS File Translator
(< $400) that will do this.  You can get a program from Palisade call
MassTransit for about a K buck that will also do the job.

Regards;
O. David Sparkman
ods@compuserve.com



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From: Tobias Kind <kind@wwwserv.rz.uni-leipzig.de>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:13:29 +0200
Subject: Re: data file conversion [Finnigan-->HP=GCQ2HP]
Organization: UFZ - Leipzig



Dear Mr. Yelton,

yes - if the files are in ITS40 format (from Finnigan GCQ) you can use
GCQ2HP GCQ2HP converts Finnigan GCQ Ion-Trap files (ITS40) to HP
Chemstation files. http://wwwstud.rz.uni-leipzig.de/~che94beq/gcq2hp.htm

And the best: it is zero quid (marks/bucks) - if you have a GCQ. Yes its
free.

GCQ2HP is for those people who used the IonTrap and got (some) trouble
with the support (not the software) and where hangig between an old
program and the unfinished MassFrontier (cool tool). Sorry for my 10
cents.

If you have only Incos 50/500, TSQ 70/700 go for the other programs
suggested on the bottom of the GCQ2HP page.

Or again, use AMDIS (can also read *.ms).
http://wwwstud.rz.uni-leipzig.de/~che94beq/amdis.htm

With kind regards
Tobias Kind

PS: Why do YOU wanna convert Finnigan files today ?
Think you are heretical :-)

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From: "Wouter Cardoen" <wcard@tvd.be>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:23:14 GMT
Subject: Re: data file conversion
Organization: Chello Usenet Service

does your software not have the possibility to convert your files to AIA
format ?
The AIA format is a universal format that can be used by HP chemstation and
I know that HP chemstation has the option to export .d files to AIA format.
I use this for converting .raw files (Xcalibur,Thermoquest format).
once converted in AIA format I can use them in HP chemstation (and vice
versa)