A while back I posted a script that copied a file to a users MobilMe Public folder and created an email link to that file. With the imminent demise of MobileMe a couple of people have asked me for a script that does the same but uses Dropbox.

This script shows how to copy a file to your Dropbox Public folder and then email a link to it.

SMARTCyp has been updated to version 2.1.1. SMARTCyp is a method for prediction of which sites in a molecule that are most liable to metabolism by Cytochrome P450 a major contributor to oxidative metabolism.

The latest update now includes models for prediction of CYP2D6 and CYP2C9 specific metabolism

A reader commented that they often emailed ChemBioDraw .cdx structures to colleagues who it turned out did not have a copy of ChemBioDraw to view them, whilst it is possible to convert the cdx file to other formats using OpenBabel they usually just ended up exchanging an image. They asked if there was a better solution and this is an ideal task for Applescript. This script assumes the structure you want to email is open in ChemBioDraw, it will create an email using Apple Mail containing the structure as a SMILES string, and embed the .cdx file together with an image in PNG format.

KosmicTask is an integrated scripting environment for Mac OS X. Whilst Mac OS X supports a number of scripting technologies either via it’s UNIX roots (Shell scripting , Perl etc.) or via Cocoa Framework Scripting using Apple’s scripting bridge (Applescript, Ruby, Python etc.) you can end up using a different script editor for each scripting language. KosmicTask allows you to script in a wide variety of languages from within a single editor. KosmicTask uses a plugin architecture that allows it to support a range of scripting languages, details of the languages supported by KosmicTask are shown below:-

• AppleScript
• AppleScript Cocoa - AppleScriptObjC
• Bash Shell
• C Shell
• C and C++
• F-Script Cocoa
• Java
• JavaScript
• JavaScript Cocoa - JSCocoa
• Korn Shell
• Lua
• Lua Cocoa
• PHP
• Perl
• Python
• Python Cocoa - PyObjC
• Ruby
• Ruby Cocoa
• Tcl
• Tenex C Shell
• Z Shell

KosmicTask also supports another very capable means of achieving automation - appscript. Appscript is supported by both Ruby and Python an alternative to the ScriptingBridge. 

It also allows sharing of scripts with other KosmicTask users via the local shared network.

I’ve also added it to the list of Applescript Resources.

The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the  X.org X Window System that runs on OS X. Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that Apple has shipped with OS X since version 10.5.

This development release are now signed with an Apple DeveloperID for increased security.

Download XQuartz-2.7.2_rc2.dmg, and open it with OS X's Installer.

Full details of the changes are here.