\name{wtccc.sample.list} \alias{wtccc.sample.list} %- Also NEED an '\alias' for EACH other topic documented here. \title{read the sample list from the header of the WTCCC signal file format} \description{ This is a convenience function for constructing the sample list from the header of a WTCCC signal file. } \usage{ wtccc.sample.list(infile) } %- maybe also 'usage' for other objects documented here. \arguments{ \item{infile}{One of the signal files in a set of 23 (it is advisable to use the smaller ones such as number 22, although it shouldn't matter).} } \details{ The header of a WTCCC signal file is like this: \preformatted{ AFFYID RSID pos AlleleA AlleleB 12999A2_A 12999A2_B ... } The first 5 fields are discarded. There after, every other token is retained, with the "\_A" or "\_B" part removed to give the sample list. See also \code{\link{read.wtccc.signals}} for more details. } \value{ The value returned is a character vector contain the sample names or the plate-well names as appropriate. } \references{\url{http://www.wtccc.org.uk}} \author{Hin-Tak Leung \email{htl10@users.sourceforge.net}} \note{ } \seealso{\code{\link{read.wtccc.signals}}} \examples{ } % Add one or more standard keywords, see file 'KEYWORDS' in the % R documentation directory. \keyword{IO} \keyword{file}% __ONLY ONE__ keyword per line