xmapDatabase             package:exonmap             R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     'xmapConnect' connects to an instance of the xmap database.
     'xmapDisconnect' disconnects. If no parameters are specified, then
     the user is presented with a list of possible databases to chose
     from. Alternatively, the name of the database can be specified.
     Username and password can be specified if required; they are
     requested if they are needed but not specified in the function
     call. 'xmapDatabase' provides the same functionality as
     'xmapConnect'; it is there for backwards compatibility.

_U_s_a_g_e:

       xmapConnect(name,username,password)
       xmapDatabase(name,username,password)  
       xmapDisconnect()              

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    name: The name of the database to connect to

username: The username to use

password: The password to specify for the connection

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     The function looks in the file 'databases.txt' for a list of
     possible databases and their connection details. For information
     about the contents of this file, see the package installation
     instructions.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     Nothing.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     C.J. Miller, M.J. Okoniewski

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     <URL: http://xmap.picr.man.ac.uk>

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

       if(interactive()) {
         xmapDatabase()
         xmapDisconnect()
       }

