[BioC] baseMapType support for "image" in AnnotationDbi?

[Marc Carlson]

James F. Reid wrote:
> Hello,
>
> how can I create an annotation package for a platform where the
> primary is an I.M.A.G.E. clone ID?
> I would rather do everything within BioConductor instead of resorting
> to mapping these IDs to a Genbank ID via a web interface and then
> using makeHUMANCHIP_DB (AnnotationDbi) which accepts "gb", "ug", "eg",
> "refseq" or "gbNRef".
> This type of ID "image" used to be supported in the baseMapType of ABPkgBuilder.
>
> Many thanks.
> James.
>
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Hi James,

This format is not supported yet for AnnotationDbi, but I will be more 
than happy to work with you to change that. Please email me directly so 
that we can discuss the gory details.


Marc