\HeaderA{readNetAffx}{Update or read a NetAffx data base}{readNetAffx}
\keyword{database}{readNetAffx}
\begin{Description}\relax
This function provides a way to read or update a NetAffx data
base. The usual use for this is to force the data base description to
be updated (by accessing the Affymetrix web site) or to retrieve the
entire list of NetAffx resource data base. A more normal use case is to
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
readNetAffx(netAffxResource, update = FALSE, ...)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{netAffxResource}] An object of class \code{\LinkA{NetAffxResource}{NetAffxResource.Rdash.class}} containing
the path to the local data base, and permissions for access the
Affymetrix NetAffx resource.

\item[\code{update}] An object of \code{logical(1)} indicating whether the data base is
to be updated (\code{TRUE}) or not.

\item[\code{...}] Additional arguments, not currently used.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
An object representing the annotations found; see
\code{\LinkA{NetAffxResource}{NetAffxResource.Rdash.class}} for additional details.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Martin Morgan
\end{Author}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
## retrieve all annotations
## Not run: 
example("NetAffxResource-class")
readNetAffx(rsrc)
## End(Not run)
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

