Dear group, ***Disclaimer***Not suitable for BioPython list***
I work with GeneChips to analyze human gene expression patterns. These genechips are various kinds one of the variety is made at Stanford University. In a typical experiment, an experimenter uses roughly over 40 chips. For a third party to analyze data from that chip, we should know the design of that chip and that information is one file. In this case it is GAL file. Since it is difficult and cumbersome to identify each design file type of all chips and get it into your directory. However, on their website SMD (http://genome-www5.stanford.edu/), it is possible to go to each design file and obtain the data. Since this is a time taking procedure, I wrote a socket script that would give me the URL of the file and allowing me to download. The first barrier is, their database does not allow sockets programming. Unfortunately, I have to access each file (there could be 40 - 100 files), get redirected to another page and there I can be able to download. Is there a method to automate this procedure through a browser. Is there any alternative for such clicks. Example: http://smd.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/data/viewDetails.pl?fullID=32898GENEPIX0 In this page at the bottom there is a link to 'Generate GAL file', that URL will allow me to get GAL File. I cannot sit for whole evening and click ~40x30 times and download that. It is painful. Are there any smart ways to hack this process. Thanks Sri. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
