getSQLiteFile: Download and unzip the most recent GEOmetadb SQLite file

In seandavi/GEOmetadb: A compilation of metadata from NCBI GEO

Description

This function is the standard method for downloading and unzipping the most recent GEOmetadb SQLite file from the server.

Usage

getSQLiteFile(destdir = getwd(), destfile = "GEOmetadb.sqlite.gz")

Arguments

destdir	The destination directory of the downloaded file
destfile	The filename of the downloaded file. This filename should end in ".gz" as the unzipping assumes that is the case

Value

Prints some diagnostic information to the screen.

Returns the local filename for use later.

Author(s)

Sean Davis <[e-mail]>

References

http://meltzerlab.nci.nih.gov/apps/geo, http://gbnci.abcc.ncifcrf.gov/geo/

Examples

## Not run: geometadbfile <- getSQLiteFile()

seandavi/GEOmetadb documentation built on Oct. 12, 2019, 9:21 a.m.