Pedretti Alessandro, Villa Luigi, Vistoli Giulio
Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi, 42, I-20131 Milan, Italy.
J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2004 Mar;18(3):167-73. doi: 10.1023/b:jcam.0000035186.90683.f2.
In this paper we present the expandability and flexibility features of the VEGA program (downloadable free of charge at http://www.ddl.unimi.it), for the development of custom applications, using it as a multipurpose graphical environment. VEGA can be customized using both plug-in architecture and script programming. The first is useful to add new features and functions, using homemade routines, written with the VEGA Plug-in Development Kit (SDK). With the second approach it is possible to design scripts in VEGA, using the REBOL language, in order to (1) add new functions or customize existing ones; (2) automate common procedures; and (3) allow network communications, by creating a bridge between VEGA and other applications (or other PCs) through the TCP/IP protocol.
