ASTM E2078-00(2016)
Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data

Standard No.

ASTM E2078-00(2016)

Release Date

2000

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Latest

ASTM E2078-00(2016)

Scope

7.1 General Coding Guidelines—The NetCDF libraries are supplied to developers as source code. End users receive the libraries in compiled binary form as part of a vendor's application.

7.1.1 Developers setting out to write a program to convert their data files to the Mass Spectrometric Data Protocol should consider using the NetCDF utilities ncgen and ncdump. After developers create the NetCDF file they should use the ncdump program to generate the ASCII representation of the data file, and examine it to ensure the data are being correctly put into the file.

7.2 Make Files for NetCDF Libraries and Utilities—In general the compilation is straightforward. The make files were modified after they were received from the Unidata Corporation, because they did not compile the first time on PCs. The changes needed to get the Unidata distribution to run on DOS are (1) rename the file MAKEFILE to UNIX.MK, and (2) rename MSOFT.MK to MAKEFILE, and then run NMAKE. The default switches in the Unidata distribution use the switches for the floating point coprocessor and Microsoft Windows options.

7.2.1 The protocol kit contains some complete makefile examples for Microsoft C V6.0 running on DOS. The Microsoft C V6.0 compiler manual should be consulted for the exact meaning of the compiler and linker options.

7.2.2 The VMS and SunOS compilation instructions are in directories for those operating systems.

7.3 NetCDF Library Build Order—The NetCDF libraries must be built in a specific order. The correct order to build the NetCDF directories is:

UTIL

XDR

SRC

NCDUMP

NCGEN

NCTEST

7.3.1 The UTIL and XDR makefiles work as distributed using NMAKE with Microsoft C V6.0.

1.1 This guide covers the implementation of the Mass Spectrometric Data Protocol in analytical software applications. Implementation of this protocol requires:

1.1.1 Specification E2077

ASTM E2078-00(2016) Referenced Document

• ASTM E2077 Standard Specification for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data

ASTM E2078-00(2016) history

• 2000 ASTM E2078-00(2016) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data
• 2000 ASTM E2078-00(2010) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data
• 2005 ASTM E2078-00(2005) Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data
• 2000 ASTM E2078-00 Standard Guide for Analytical Data Interchange Protocol for Mass Spectrometric Data