Dear Smith, There are two main choices: Chimera command script or Python script. You don’t have to do any compiling. Just opening the script file in Chimera (e.g. with menu: File… Open) will execute the script, and the type of file is automatically known if you use the standard naming, for example, ending the filename with “.py” if it is a python script. File types and standard naming: <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/filetypes.html#command> A Chimera command script is just a plain text file with a series of Chimera commands, just like what could be typed individually into the Command Line. More info and links to examples: <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/indexcommand.html#cmdfile> A Python script is more like programming. For more information, see the Chimera Programmer’s Guide: <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ProgrammersGuide/index.html> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco On Apr 12, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Smith Liu <smith_liu123@163.com> wrote:

Dear All, Will you please introduce to me a web link on how to compile and edit scripts which can be read and executed by Chimera? I am looking forward to getting your reply. Smith