[spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-23 Thread Hendrik Weisser
Dear David and Greg, thanks for your answers. I still don't see the sense in having the "base_name" constraint, though. The basic question for me is, what would break without the constraint? Because as far as I can tell now, it just prevents a sensible use case - searching the same mzXML file with

Re: [spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-20 Thread Greg Bowersock
David, just a quick reply to part of your message. Normally, I make a directory for an experiment and I will process the mascot, sequest, and possibly X!Tandem data from each mzXML file in the same directory. I do append the name of the search to the TPP files, so I can determine which search engin

Re: [spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-20 Thread David Shteynberg
I will try to reason this through using trying to think from the original authors point of view. The idea is that different searches of the same data would happen in separate directories and the base_name (full path to the data file) would identify one search of an mzXML file representing one msms

Re: [spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-20 Thread David Shteynberg
OK I take that back. I see where the unique constraint is listed. I will have to consider your questions further. -David On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM, David Shteynberg wrote: > Hi Hendrik, > > The element msms_pipeline_analysis/msms_run_summary has an attribute > base_name to specify the p

Re: [spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-20 Thread David Shteynberg
Hi Hendrik, The element msms_pipeline_analysis/msms_run_summary has an attribute base_name to specify the path to the datafile. In case the searched file specified is different from the original data file there is another entry in the element msms_pipeline_analysis/msms_run_summary/search_summary

[spctools-discuss] Re: "base_name" constraint in pepXML

2009-11-13 Thread Eric Deutsch
Hi Hendrik, I think we need to get an authoritative answer from David on this one. And he is currently traveling in the Land of the Finns. We will let/ask him to answer when he is next able. Regards, Eric > From: spctools-discuss@googlegroups.com [mailto:spctools- > disc...@googlegroups.com] O