
The illustration above diagrams the various interconversion possibilities amongst file formats related to DOCK. Note that only some formats support partial charges and therefore the force-field scoring option - consult the table below for details.
| File Format | SINGLE mode | SEARCH Mode | Supports contact scoring?  | Supports forcefield scoring?  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard PDB | yes | no | yes | no | 
| extended PDB | yes | no | yes | no | 
| SYBYL MOL2 | yes | no | yes | yes | 
| dock DB v3.5 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 
| dock DB v3.0 | yes | yes | yes | yes | 
| dock DB v2.x | no | yes | yes | no | 
| dock DB v1.x | no | yes | yes | no |