BridgeDbCreator

This application is still under development!

BridgeDbCreator is a user-friendly application that allows the user to create a BridgeDb Derby database from a flat .txt file, which can be used in applications that use the BridgeDb framework, such as  PathVisio.
In the past, creating a new BridgeDb Derby database involved looking at the BridgeDb sourcecode to write a script that created the database for you. This could be discouraging for non-programmers, and limited the amount of people able to fully use BridgeDb. With BridgeDbCreator, creating a BridgeDb Derby database is much more easy and user-friendly, allowing everyone to create their own databases.



User manual

Step 1: File selection

Select an input file (FlatFiles) and an output file (.bridge).

Step 2: Data delimiter selection

Select the delimiter used in the flat file. A preview is shown to check if the selected delimiter is correct.

Step 3: Data source selection

Assign a datasource name to each column. Preferably, these datasources should come from the predefined set of BioDataSources. The "Add data source" button allows the user to add a new one.

Step 4: Database description

Set some general properties for the derby database: the source name, version number, series and data type. More information can be found here.

Step 5: Create database

In this step the database is built while a progress bar is visible on the screen. When the database creation is finished, the error messages, if any, can be examined.


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 http://svn.bigcat.unimaas.nl/bridgedbcreator/trunk

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