[BioC] making a cdf package for a custom affymetrix array

[James W. MacDonald]

Hi Lauren,

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On 11/7/2012 3:10 PM, Lauren Sassoubre wrote:
> Thank you Jim!
>
> If you don't mind me asking another question, I was able to make a cdf env last week but deleted it and now when I try to use the function I get the error message I posted. I'm not sure what changed. Are previously created cdf environments saved in some way that would complicate making another with the same cdf file?

You could have saved the old environment if when you quit R you said 
'yes'. It will automatically be dumped into a file .RData, which will 
automatically be loaded if you start R in that same directory. If this 
is true, you will get a message

[Previously saved workspace restored]

after you start R. In which case you can do ls() to see what is in the 
saved workspace, and maybe your old env is there.

However, this shouldn't interfere with the creation of a new 
environment. You can always overwrite things in the .GlobalEnv (the 
default workspace).

You can always see if the file is where you think it is. Start R, and 
then do a

dir(".", pattern = "[Cc][Dd][Ff]")

if it responds with a character(0), then the cdf isn't in your working 
directory. You then have to use setwd() to change to the correct dir, or 
just point to the directory where you have the cdf.

Best,

Jim


> Thanks again!
> Lauren
>
>
> On Nov 7, 2012, at 7:20 AM, James W. MacDonald wrote:
>
>> Hi Lauren,
>>
>> On 11/6/2012 9:11 PM, Lauren Sassoubre wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> This error message has come up in previous posts but I haven't found a solution that works. I'm having trouble loading a cdf file for a custom array and using that cdf for the function ReadAffy. Below are the code and error message. What does this error mean? I have tried reinstalling R and deleting the cdf files and reloading them from the original disk. I'm working with the most recent version of R for Macs.
>>> Thanks in advance for the help!
>>> Lauren
>>>
>>>> make.cdf.env("Gilmorea520817.cdf")
>>> Error in isCDFXDA(file.path(path.expand(cdf.path), filename)) :
>>>    Unable to open the file /Users/lmsassoubre/Desktop/solarsimandmicroarrays/CD_Gilmorea520187F/Full/Gilmorea520817.cdf
>> There are two obvious possibilities. First, the file might not be in the path you specify. For example:
>>
>>> dir(".", "nopackage.cdf")
>> character(0)
>>> make.cdf.env("nopackage.cdf")
>> Error in isCDFXDA(file.path(path.expand(cdf.path), filename)) :
>>   Unable to open the file /misc/staff/jmacdon/nopackage.cdf
>>
>> alternatively, you might not have read permissions. This is much less likely, especially if you are copying the file and running R as the same user. To make the below work, I had to change permissions to a state that is unlikely to exist in that situation. However unlikely, it is still a possibility:
>>
>>> system("ls -lah AG.CDF")
>> --wx------ 1 jmacdon staff 20M Nov  7 07:13 AG.CDF
>>> make.cdf.env("AG.CDF")
>> Error in isCDFXDA(file.path(path.expand(cdf.path), filename)) :
>>   Unable to open the file /misc/staff/jmacdon/AG.CDF
>>
>> I suppose there are other alternatives as well, but none come readily to mind.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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James W. MacDonald, M.S.
Biostatistician
University of Washington
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
4225 Roosevelt Way NE, # 100
Seattle WA 98105-6099