Srinivas Iyyer wrote: > 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 > Unfortunately for me when I go to that link I get a login form, not what you describe. So I can't help until I know how to log in. > 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 > > >
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