xmapDatabase             package:exonmap             R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Switches to use either the mouse or human genomic X:MAP databases

_U_s_a_g_e:

       xmapDatabase(db=c("Human", "Mouse","Rat"))
       showXmapDatabase()
       xmapExtras(db)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

      db: Choose either the human or mouse database. 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     Reads the ncessary parameters to establish a connection to the
     X:MAP database from a configuration file. Details of these files,
     their location and their syntax can be found in the installation
     instructions accompanying the package. Current database settings
     may be viewed with  'showXmapDatabase'.

     This function has to be called before running any of the
     database-related functions of exonmap. 

     'xmapExtras', called after 'xmapDatabase' adds the EST database
     (other features). It has  to be run before using any functions
     related to ESTs. ESTs require the other features database to be
     installed. When called with no  parameters, the function guesses
     the name of the other features database.

_V_a_l_u_e:

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Michal Okoniewski

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     <URL:  http://bioinformatics.picr.man.ac.uk/>

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

      
       ## Not run: 
         xmapDatabse("Human")
         showDatabase()
         xmapExtras("homo_sapiens_otherfeatures_43_36e")
       
     ## End(Not run)

