R: Generates an APD read map file from an Affymetrix CDF file

cdfToApdMap {aroma.apd} | R Documentation

## Generates an APD read map file from an Affymetrix CDF file

### Description

Generates an APD read map file from an Affymetrix CDF file.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    cdfToApdMap(filename, mapType=NULL, mapFile=NULL, mapPath=NULL, ..., verbose=FALSE)

### Arguments

`filename` | The pathname of the CDF file.
`mapType` | A `character` string naming the type of the map. If `NULL`, the chip type will be used.
`mapFile` | The filename of the resulting APD map file. If `NULL`, the map type with filename extension `apm` will be used.
`mapPath` | An optional path where to the map file will be stored.
`...` | Additional arguments passed to `readCdfUnitsWriteMap`, e.g. `units`.
`verbose` | A `Verbose` object.

### Value

Returns (invisibly) a `list` structure with elements:

`pathname` | The pathname of the generated APD map file.
`mapType` | The map type `character` string.
`chipType` | The chip type `character` string.
`readMap` | The generated read map `integer` `vector`.

### Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

### See Also

To read an APD map file, see `readApdMap`().

[Package aroma.apd version 0.6.0 Index]