Chemstation Self Created Library Read only

[pmiller]

When trying to edit a self created library by adding a spectrum reference through Chemstation. An error shows up that says that library is read only. This only occurs when using Chemstation. We are using the BA version on Windows 2000. I am not an analyst. I am the systems engineer trying to help an analyst out. Please forgive me in advance if I don't immediately understand parts of the discussion. All help would be greatly appreciated. This worked up until recently.

[chemstation]

what is meant by

This only occurs when using Chemstation.

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only chemstation can read Chemstation .L libraries

unless you are writing about a user created NIST library.

If you want to convert a user created NIST library to chemstation .L library
try Lib2nist.exe

http://chemdata.nist.gov/mass-spc/ftp/d ... s/Lib2NIST

worse case scenario is to convert chemstation .L library to NIST and then back again if there is some sort of file access privilege issue.

[KM-USA]

The Chemical structure and mass parts of the entry cannot be changed after entering, the other stuff can.

Can you create a new Directory (like ABC.L) and then copy the FILES from the existing library into that directory, and see if that works?