excellent, thanks, will try that. Nicklas Nordborg writes: > Bob MacCallum wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to import some ChipSkipper data into BASE2.6. While configuring > > the raw data importer I see that the files all have different column > > headings, > > incorporating the hybridisation name e.g. for GS_Flags column: > > > > H_CLQ50 11_control 9/GS_Flags > > H_CLQ50 4_Control 2/GS_Flags > > H_PbICLQ50 7_PbI 5/GS_Flags > > H_PbICLQ50 14_PbI 12/GS_Flags > > > > It looks like I might have two options: > > > > 1. preprocess the raw data files with a Perl script to remove the hyb info > > from the column headings > > > > 2. configure the importer to use column numbers rather than names, e.g. > > \12\ > > but I don't know if this works in BASE2. > > Yes, it should work. > > There is also a third option. You can use regular expressions in the > column mappings. I think it should be possible to map a column something > like this: > > \.*GS_Flags\ > > > /Nicklas > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > The BASE general discussion mailing list > basedb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > unsubscribe: send a mail with subject "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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