CS ChemOffice Software Developer's Kit

Welcome to the CS ChemOffice software developer's kit (SDK) web site that provides documentation, sample code, and other resources for the ChemOffice component Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). You can use these APIs to create custom add-ons that enhance ChemOffice functionality or to add ChemOffice functionality to your programs.

If you cannot find the code or samples on this site you are looking for, we may be able to provide you with what you need. Please contact Technical Support with the details or your code request. Please note that Technical Support can provide limited help with SDK issues. In most cases a fee will need to be charged if R&D's time is required.

APIs are available for the following ChemOffice components:

ChemDraw

• ActiveX

  Details and commands available to the ActiveX version of ChemDraw: ChemDraw Control 11

• Automation

  Programmatically control ChemDraw for Windows from any script or application written in a language that supports Microsoft's Component Object Model.

• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

  Embed ChemDraw structures in any OLE container. Uses of this functionality  range from having editable ChemDraw structures within a Microsoft Word document to using ChemDraw as the structure editor within your own application.

• Automation

  Display and edit ChemDraw models in your web browser.

• ChemDraw for Excel

  Supported Excel worksheet functions for embedded ChemDraw structures

• CDX

  Parse CDX data (ChemDraw's native file format) in your own application or construct CDX data programmatically.

• Menu Extensions

  Add custom menu commands to ChemDraw.

• Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)

  Programmatically interact with ChemDraw.

  It is unlikely, however, that this interface will be enhanced in the future.  We recommend using Automation and OLE Embedding instead.

• Apple Events

  Develop scripts to use Apple Events to send information between applications.

ChemFinder

• ChemFinder Home

  Overview of ChemFinder SDK and links to other technical documentation.

• Automation

  Programmatically control ChemFinder from any script or application written in a language that supports Microsoft's Component Object Model.

• Menu Extensions

  Add custom menu commands to ChemFinder.

• ChemFinder Automation Language (CAL)

  Control ChemFinder operations by using ChemFinder's built-in scripting language.

• MolServer

  Chemical engine COM object, for retrieving, storing, searching, copying structures

Chem3D

• Chem3D Home

  Overview of Chem3D SDK.

• Automation

  Programmatically control Chem3D from any script or application written in a language that supports Microsoft's Component Object Model.

• Menu Extensions

  Add custom menu commands to Chem3D.