[BioC] Error in reading gal file with limma package

[Matthew Ritchie]

Hi Joyce,

If line 4411 has the appropriate number of elements, check that they are
tab separated in the same way as the preceding lines.  If they are, then
I'm not sure what the problem is.  Perhaps you can send the gal file or
line 4411 and a few of the lines before it so I can take a look?  Best
wishes,

Matt Ritchie

> Hello,
> I am using limma package to read my data into R, and I use the following
>  command to read gal file to get layout, however, I got the following
> error  messages,
>> RG$genes<-readGAL(galfile="GID.gal",path="")
> Error in scan(file = file, what = what, sep = sep, quote = quote, dec =
> dec,   :
>         line 4411 did not have 5 elements
>
> and I did check line 4411, there ARE 5 elements. I do not know why this
> error  occur.
> Any suggestion are greatly appreciated
>
> ********************************
> Joyce Gu   M.S.
> Scientific Programmer
>
> Cancer Genomics Group
> Baylor College of Medicine
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