Jari Häkkinen wrote: > I have not encountered any problems with attaching files earlier. I > decided to play around with partially filled import files. I succeeded > in creating a file that fails to attach files even though the importer > reports success. BASE 2.8.4 and my 2.9pre test version both fails but > the resolution of the problem is only tested on my 2.9pre test machine. > > Lets go, I am simply using three columns > > Name Platform File > A affymetrix A.cel > B affymetrix B.cel > > with the CEL files properly uploaded. A and B raw bioassays are > successfully created as Affymetrix data. The file type is set to 'CEL > file' but no file was attached. Note, I did not specify type, but when a > Data file type column was added > > Name Platform File Data file type > A affymetrix A.cel CEL file > B affymetrix B.cel CEL file > > things work. Rerunning the import ... voila the raw bioassays where > updated with assigned files. I decided to start from scratch with a file > like > > Name Platform File Data file type > C affymetrix A.cel CEL file > D affymetrix B.cel CEL file > > and two raw bioassays were succesfully created with file attached!
This is how it is expected to work. You need one column with the file type and one column with the file name. It's because some platform have multiple data files, so the importer needs to know which file that should go where. /Nicklas ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ The BASE general discussion mailing list basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
