getDatabase {BridgeDbR} | R Documentation

## Downloads a identifier mapping database for the given organism.

### Description

Downloads a identifier mapping database for the given organism. The optional location parameter can be used to indicate where the file should be stored. If not give, it will save it in a temporary folder.

This method extracts links from https://bridgedb.github.io/data/gene_database/ to identifier mapping databases hosted on Zenodo and Figshare, two public data archives.

### Usage

    getDatabase(organism,location,website)

### Arguments

`organism` | the organism name
`location` | optional parameter to indicate where the database should be saved
`website` | optional URL of the server where to look for BridgeDb identifier mapping databases

### Value

`location` | the location where the database was saved

### Author(s)

Egon Willighagen Christ Leemans

### Examples

    ## Not run: location <- getDatabase("Bacillus subtilis")
    ## Not run: location <- getDatabase("Homo sapiens")

[Package BridgeDbR version 2.2.1 Index]