[R] reading and analyzing a text file

[Philipp Pagel]

> ATF	1.0
> 20	5
> "Type=Mapix Results 2"
> "DateTime=2008/05/15 11:05:38"
> "ConfigFile="
> "GalFile=Y:\experimental\090508\_v1.0.gal"
> "PixelSize=20"
> "Wavelengths=635	532"
> "ImageFiles=Y:\May_2008\B_1.0_090508\Images\B_1.0_090508_50.tif"
> "RatioFormulations=W1/W2 (635/532)"
> "FeatureType=Circular"
> "Barcode=0581"
> "BackgroundSubtraction=LocalFeature"
> "ImageOrigin=2110, 5479"
> "Creator=Mapix 3.0.0 (driver 1.0.25)"
> "Scanner=is700 7A02C1 706008"
> "Temperature=26.3"
> "Comment="
> "LaserPower=5.0	5.0"
> "SoftwareVersion=3.5.0.1"
> "Name"	"F532 Median"	"B532 Median"	"F635 Median"	"B635 Median"
> "V001O01"	4964.0	125.0	220.0	112.0
> "V001O01"	5340.5	122.0	240.5	95.0
> "V001O02"	5536.0	117.0	273.0	122.0
> "V001O02"	5800.5	115.0	285.5	108.0
> "V001O03"	3201.0	131.0	226.0	122.0
> ...

Looks like a gpr file to me. Yes, you can read that using te skip
parameter and read.table. But most likely you want to have a look at the
wealth of options in bioconductor - e.g. read.maimages() from limma or
read.GenePix() from marray.

cu
	Philipp

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Dr. Philipp Pagel
Lehrstuhl für Genomorientierte Bioinformatik
Technische Universität München
Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan
85350 Freising, Germany
 
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