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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 28 2008 - 09:20:54 CDT

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, no tengo nombre wrote:

> hi
> i'm new with VMD and after read the manual and use the visual interfaz under windows system i begin to create little programs in vmd.
>
> i want read a secuence of xyz files in one command and try:
> mol addfile deposit0.*.xyz type xyz (and other combination of .* with ' and " and don't run)
>
> and
>
> animate read xyz deposit0.*.xyz
> and don't run,

of course they don't work. you are not using it correctly.

...and to preempt your next question (taking your file name as a hint).
VMD does not support trajectories where the identity and/or number
of particles changes.

cheers,
    axel.

>
> someone can tell me how i can put the format of file, for select all files begining with deposit0 and finishing with .xyz.
>
> thank for all.
>
>
>
> 

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