Match! Frequently Asked Questions

The "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) provides an overview over the most common questions along with the corresponding answers:

How can I manually load/add specific entries into the Results list (e.g. for comparison purposes)?

There are two options for this:

• You can select the entry(s) to be added by entering corresponding criteria (e.g. the mineral name or the composition) using the "Restraints" dialog as usual:
  First, open the Restraints dialog and enter your selection criteria as described in "Database Retrieval". Once you have finished entering your criteria (e.g. mineral name) and pressed the "Retrieve" button at the bottom of the dialog, you will be informed about the result as usual. If there were no entries in the Results list previously, you can simply press "Accept" to load the selected entries into the Results list.
  If the restraints buffer (and the answer set) already contain entries, you have to decide in which way the entries resulting from the new restrainting operation shall be logically combined with the ones that are already present in the Results list. You should select "Previous answer set" at the top and "OR" as the logical operation for the combination of the previous and the new entries. By doing so, the entries resulting from the previous search-match (or retrieval) and the ones from the new one will be united in the new answer set. Finally, please press the "Accept" button.
  The selected entry(s) will be added to the Results list. If experimental diffraction peaks are present, the FoM and related values will be calculated as well. If the entry has not been found by the search-match code, it is very likely that its FoM (figure-of-merit) is rather low, in which case it can be found close to the bottom of the Results list.
• If you aready know the entry number (e.g. PDF number) of the entry of interest, you can easily load it simply by pressing the shortcut <Ctrl+E>, typing the entry number, and then pressing "OK". (As an alternative to the keyboard shortcut, you can also select the "Load/Add" command from the "Entry" menu, or press the corresponding button in the toolbar on the upper left-hand side.)
  The corresponding entry will be added to the Results list. If experimental diffraction peaks are present, the FoM and related values will be calculated as well. If the entry has not been found by the search-match code, it is very likely that its FoM (figure-of-merit) is rather low, in which case it can be found close to the bottom of the Results list.

I am using Microsoft Vista and get an error message when trying to install the Match! demoversion. What can I do?

If a message indicating "Unable to save file: C:\Windows\Downloaded Installations\..." appears, please acknowledge (press Ok) and select some temporary directory in the corresponding dialog afterwards.

I am using Microsoft Vista and cannot run the Match! demoversion. Why?

If you are using Microsoft Vista as operating system, please note that the first time you execute the Match! demoversion, you need to do this using administrator rights explicitly. Please restart Match! by right-clicking on the file "Match.exe" in the Match! program directory (e.g. "C:\Program Files\Match"), then select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.
If you still get an error message, please update to the latest Match! version before you try again.

Each time I try to create a reference database from an existing ICDD PDF database (release 2005 or later, relational database system), I get an error message. What can I do ?

• Open the Windows Control Panel (select "Start/Settings"), double-click "Administrative tools", then "Data sources (ODBC)". This will run the ODBC Data Sources Administrator.
  • Tabsheet "Drivers": Is "Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0" present? If not:
    • Re-install the PDF database
      • Make sure to carry out the second step of the installation, i.e. the running of "setup2.exe". Note that write access is required for the main directory of drive C:\ in order to install the ODBC database driver!
      • Wait until the message "The installation is complete and will now terminate." is displayed.
      • Restart your PC if required.
      • If the driver is still not present, please contact ICDD for installation support!
  • If the driver is present, check the tabsheet "System DSN": The DSN "DSN_PDF2007" (or similar, depending on your PDF version) must be present, and must be connected with the driver "Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0". If this is not the case, either...
    • Re-install the PDF database
      • Make sure to carry out the second step of the installation, i.e. the running of "setup2.exe". Note that write access is required for the main directory of drive C:\ in order to install the ODBC database driver!
      • Wait until the message "The installation is complete and will now terminate." is displayed.
      • Restart your PC if required.
      • If the driver is still not present, please contact ICDD for installation support!
      or
    • Add the required DSN manually:
      • In the ODBC Data Sources Administrator, open the tabsheet "System DSN"
      • Press the "Add..." button
      • Select driver "Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0"
      • In the dialog "ODBC Configuration" modify the following fields accordingly:
        • ODBC/Data source name: "DSN_PDF2007" (or similar)
        • Database/Server name: "PDF2007" (or similar)
        • Database/Start line: "C:\ASA\win32\dbeng9.exe"
        • Database/Database file: "C:\Program Files\ICDD PDF-2 Release 2007\Data\PDF2007.db" (or similar)
        • Database/Start database automatically (checked)
        • Database/Stop database after last disconnect (checked)
• If you have verified that driver and DSN are installed correctly as described above, and Match! is still not able to convert the PDF database, please do the following:
  • Check that the program "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\BDE\bdeadmin.exe" is present. If not, please re-install Match!
  • Run "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\BDE\bdeadmin.exe"
  • In the left column, display tabsheet "Configuration", and open the tree "Configuration", "Drivers", "ODBC". Make sure that the line "Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0" is present. If not, re-install the PDF database as described above.
  • In the left column, display tabsheet "Databases", and open the tree "Databases". Click on the line "DSN_PDF2007" (or similar), and check/correct the following data on the right hand side:
    • Type = "Adaptive Server Anywhere 9.0"
    • ODBC DSN = "DSN_PDF2007" (or similar)

I would like to add own diffraction data to the user database. Does this affect my PDF installation ?

No. The user database is stored independent from the PDF database in a separate directory. Match! accesses the PDF in "read-only" mode; i.e. your PDF is not affected in any way. The combination of PDF and own (user database) entries is achieved by creating combined index files, which themselves are stored in a separate directory.

Is it possible to read document (*.mtd) or answer set (*.mta) files created by version 1.1 (or later) on a version 1.0 installation ?

No. Due to the new PDF entry numbering scheme supported by Match! since version 1.1, the document structure has changed. In case of similar problems you should update the version 1.0 installation to the current version (which is free-of-charge).
Otherwise please send your comment or request to support@crystalimpact.com.