cdfFromBioC               package:affy               R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     A set of functions to obtain CDF files from various locations.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     cdfFromBioC(cdfname, lib = .libPaths()[1], verbose = TRUE)
     cdfFromLibPath(cdfname, lib = NULL, verbose=TRUE)
     cdfFromEnvironment(cdfname, where, verbose=TRUE)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

 cdfname: The CDF desired 

     lib: Directory to install the CDF package to 

   where: What environment to search

 verbose: Controls extra output

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     These functions all take a requested CDF environment name and will
     attempt to locate that environment in the appropriate location (a
     package's data directory, as a CDF package in the .libPaths(),
     from a loaded environment or on the Bioconductor website.  If the
     environment can not be found, it will return a list of the methods
     tried that failed.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     The CDF environment or a list detailing the failed locations.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Jeff Gentry

