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History of Changes - JChem for Office

Sept 4th, 2025: JChem for Office 24.4.5 (Platinum.5)

Marvin/JChem 24.4.5 used.

June 18th, 2025: JChem for Office 24.4.4 (Platinum.4)

Marvin/JChem 24.4.4 used.

Bug Fixes

  • Adding a text or graphical object to a structure copied as MOL or RXN into Excel was lost.
  • Textbox copy-paste within the embedded MarvinSketch editor resulted in duplicating the text.

March 10th, 2025: JChem for Office 24.4.3 (Platinum.3)

Marvin/JChem 24.4.3 used.

Bug Fixes

  • Non-standard characters added as Text in MarvinSketch were not displayed properly in Word
  • StructureSheet was created in the Save process even if the workbook did not contain any chemical structures.
  • “Structure record not found for the hash.” error message was displayed if structures were copied from one workbook to another and the primary source was closed afterwards.

Dec 9th, 2024: JChem for Office 24.4.2 (Platinum.2)

Marvin/JChem 24.4.2 used.

Bug Fixes

  • CAS conversion did not work on on certain environments.
  • License key did not work on certain environments.

Sept 17th, 2024: JChem for Office 24.4.1 (Platinum.1)

Platinum.1 has been released based on the Frequent Release 24.3.0.

Changes are listed from our last LTS release (Osmium.3).

Marvin/JChem 24.4.1 used.

New Feature

  • ChemDraw 23 can be selected as chemical editor in JChem for Office.

Improvement

  • We have made some refactoring in our code base to improve its stability.
  • JavaMarvin is renamed to Marvin as the Molecule Structure Renderer in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Old ChemDraw versions (12-17) have been removed from the list of available chemical editors on the Options panel.
  • External monitor user experience was further improved.

Bug Fixes

  • System Access Violation Exception error appeared when importing from a database.
  • System Access Violation Exception occurred for calculating Bemis-Murcko scaffolds.
  • All possible columns in an Excel workbook were exported to file, not just the pre-selected columns.
  • Wrong value was shown instead of a license exception if a required license was missing for a calculation.
  • JChem for Excel File Converter did not run after installation.
  • Non-standard characters added as Text in MarvinSketch were not displayed properly in Word
  • ID Assignment field was unnecessarily displayed under the Marvin Editor at several places.
  • One structure per page file import did not place structures and their corresponding properties on separate pages.
  • “Structure record not found for the hash.” error message was displayed if structures were copied from one workbook to another and the primary source was closed afterwards.
  • Fixed scale was set to 0 in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook after performing a database import with a query structure that was copied from an external chemical editor
  • License Manager could only be opened once in Excel.
  • Editor pane did not work in Excel.

Other Changes

  • The JChem for Office installer now installs the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package. Previously the 2013 version was installed.