ftr2xys {Ringo} | R Documentation

## Convert a NimbleScan ftr-file into a xys-file

### Description

Auxiliary function to convert a NimbleScan `feature-report file` into a xys-file that can be used with the function `read.xysfiles` of package `oligo`.

### Usage

    ftr2xys(ftr.file, path=getwd())

### Arguments

`ftr.file` | character; file path of feature report file to convert into an xys file
`path` | file path to directory where the xys-file should be written to; defaults to the current working directory

### Details

The output file is names as the input ftr file; with the file extension `.ftr` replaced by `.xys`.

### Value

Function returns only `NULL` invisibly and is only called for its side effect to write the xys-file into the current working directory.

### Note

This function should only be used with one-color Nimblegen microarrays and when the correct xys-file of the raw data is not available. The output file can be used with the function `read.xysfiles` of package `oligo`.

### Author(s)

Joern Toedling

### Examples

     ## Not run:
       sapply(list.files(pattern=".ftr$"),ftr2xys)
       library(oligo)
       fs = read.xysfiles(list.xysfiles())

    ## End(Not run)

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