galread - Read microarray data from GenePix array list file

Syntax

GALData = galread('File')

Arguments

File	GenePix® array list formatted file (GAL). Enter a file name, or enter a path and file name.

Description

galread reads data from a GenePix formatted file into a MATLAB structure.

GALData = galread('File') reads in a GenePix array list formatted file (File ) and creates a structure (GALData) containing the following fields.

Field
Header
BlockData
IDs
Names

The field BlockData is an N-by-3 array. The columns of this array are the block data, the column data, and the row data respectively. For more information on the GAL format, see

http://support.moleculardevices.com/pages/software/gn_genepix_file_formats.html#gal

For a list of supported file format versions, see

http://support.moleculardevices.com/pages/software/gn_genepix_file_formats.html

See Also

affyread | geoseriesread | geosoftread | gprread | ilmnbsread | imageneread | sptread

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