[BioC] Error in reading gal file with limma package

[Joyce Gu]

Hi Matthew,
I got this work now.
Thank you very much!
Joyce
>===== Original Message From "Matthew Ritchie" <mritchie at wehi.EDU.AU> =====
>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
>> Phone: 832-824-4680
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