Software
(last updated 17 November, 2009)
To access the CrossFire databases, all users must use the CrossFire
Commander graphical interface, which is available free of charge to all
users at subscribing sites. Please note that the Mimas CrossFire service is available to academic users only.
Commander 7.1 SR2 (build 70) was made available in September 2008. We strongly advise
all Windows PC (XP, Vista or Windows 7) users running
earlier verions of the Commander to upgrade
as soon as possible to take advantage of the enhanced features (e.g.
extended results sorting and grouping, simplified full-text linking, clearer
query and results pages layout) and bug-fixes included in Version 7.1.
Commander 7.1 is not available for Windows 2000 or Apple Macintosh; Windows 2000 users should continue to use Commander 7.0 SP2 and Mac users should continue to use Commander V6.
 CrossFire Commander Version 7.1
Download the latest version of the CrossFire Commander - available for Windows PC (XP, Vista and Windows 7) only .
Article Resolver
Commander 7.1 includes the ability to link to the full-text of articles using your institution's own OpenURL Resolver.
(LitLink/LinkFinderPlus/DiscoveryGate Literature Services which were used by previous versions are not used by version 7.1).
If your institution has an OpenURL Resolver, the Commander 7.1 installation file that you download will automatically be configured to use
it. If not, Commander 7.1 wil be configured to use Elsevier's default Resolver ('CrossFire Literature Service').
Please note that whichever version is used, you will only be able to view full-text articles for which
your institution has licensed access permission.
Add-on Products
AutoNom for Commander
AutoNom is no longer included in Commander 7.1, due to licensing restrictions; users wishing to retain AutoNom are advised not to upgrade to V 7.1.
ChimePro 2.6
ChimePro 2.6 provides plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Netscape which
allow structures exported from the Commander to HTML files to be manipulated.
The Commander V7.1 installer does not include ChimePro. If you wish
to install it on your PC, please download it from the
Symyx website (you need to register first, but the
download is free of charge).
Additional Structure Editors - Symyx Draw
ISIS/Draw and MDL Draw have been replaced by Symyx Draw, which may be used as an alternative structure editor for Commander V7.1.
The Commander V7.1 installer installs the CrossFire Structure Editor only.
We recommend that you do not install Symyx Draw unless you are already familiar
with it and want to use it in preference to the CrossFire Structure Editor. You can download it from the
Elsevier CrossFire Commander website free of charge if you wish. Please note that you will need to select MDL Draw as the structure editor (using Options - Select Structure Editor) in order to use Symyx Draw. NB Symyx Draw is not yet supported for Windows Vista; please contact the CrossFire helpdesk (email: crossfire@mimas.ac.uk for advice.
Scopus-Beilstein Linking
The following information only applies if your institution has access to
Elsevier's Scopus.
Relevant documents in Scopus can have a link on the abstract page to chemical compound and reaction information stored in the CrossFire Beilstein Database. Links appear for documents that you also have access to in the Crossfire Beilstein database.
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