IMGT/LIGM-DB FLAT FILES: RELEASE NOTES

Release

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Note: from September 2000, IMGT/LIGM-DB flat file releases are numbered as YYYYWW-D where YYYY is the number of the year, WW is the number of the week within the year, and D is the number of the day within the week.


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A breakdown of the Release is shown below:
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Files

The documentation files on tape (those ending with a file extension of

.txt
,
.lst
or
.dat
) are designed to be easily printable. They have a maximum record length of 80 bytes. Files ending with .html can be browsed whith a WWW browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. Files ending with .ps are postscript files.

This release contains the files shown below. File sizes are given as the number of records.

File Number     File Name       Description
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 1	IMGT.zip			Contains files 1 to 15
 2	accessionNumber.lst	List of accession numbers
 3	acnumber.ndx		Accession Number Index 
 4	currentRelease		CurrentRelease number
 5	ftable_doc.html		Feature Table Documentation
 6	imgt.dat.Z			IMGT/LIGM-DB flat file sequences
 7	imgt.fasta.Z		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences in FASTA format
 8	imgtblast.nhr		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 9	imgtblast.nin		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 10	imgtblast.nsd		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 11	imgtblast.nsi		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 12	imgtblast.nsq		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 13	imgtblast.ntm		IMGT/LIGM-DB sequences for BLAST
 14	keyword.ndx			Keyword Index
 15	relnotes.html		Release Notes (this document)
 16	shortdir.ndx		Short directory Index
 18	species.ndx			Species Index
 19	speciesStats.lst	Species statistics
 20	specificities.lst	List of specificities
 21	userman_doc.html	User Manual
 22	usr_rprt.txt		User feed back report form

The continued development and improvement of the database depend to a significant degree on user feedback. A User Report Form for this purpose is provided, we hope that you will use it if you find errors, omissions, or something you think could be done better.


APPENDIX A: Database Growth Table

The following table shows the growth of the IMGT/LIGM-DB at each release.
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This manual and the database it accompanies may be copied and redistributed freely, without advance permission, provided that this statement is reproduced with each copy.


Last modified: December 2003

Patrice.Duroux@igh.cnrs.fr