NetAffxResource        package:AffyCompatible        R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Use this function to create and access a NetAffxResource database.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     NetAffxResource(user = character(0),
         password = character(0),
         affxLicence = "FHCRC0607",
         directory = tempdir(), ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    user: Lenght 1 character vector containing the Affymetrix user name
          authorized to access the NetAffx resource.

password: Length 1 character vector containing the Affymetrix password
          of the user.

affxLicence: Length 1 character vector containing the Affymetrix
          licence (typically application specific, i.e., the specified
          licence covers AffyCompatible).

directory: (Optional) length 1 character vector providing the full path
          to the local directory where the NetAffx database and files
          will be managed. Defaults to a session-specific temporary
          directory.

     ...: Additional arugments, not currently used.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     'NetAffxResource' creates a 'NetAffxResource' object that manages
     a data base of NetAffx resources. The data base is located on the
     user file system as indicated by the 'directory' arugment. It is
     populated when the user requests specific files.

     Users should provide a 'directory' argument, so that the data base
     can be reused across sessions. This means that large files are
     only downloaded once.

     Additional details are provided in the vignette accompanying this
     package.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     'NetAffxResource'.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Martin Morgan

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'NetAffxResource'. The vignette `Annotations with NetAffx'.

