International
Tables for
Crystallography
Volume G
Definition and exchange of crystallographic data
Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

© International Union of Crystallography 2006
International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. G. ch. 5.1, pp. 481-487
https://doi.org/10.1107/97809553602060000751

Chapter 5.1. General considerations in programming CIF applications

H. J. Bernsteina*

a Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kramer Science Center, Dowling College, Idle Hour Blvd, Oakdale, NY 11769, USA
Correspondence e-mail: yaya@bernstein-plus-sons.com

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