exportDBtoCSV {LOBSTAHS} | R Documentation

## Export a LOBSTAHS database (LOBdbase) object to a text file

### Description

Collects all elements of a `LOBdbase-class` object into a single table, then writes the table to a .csv file.

### Usage

    exportDBtoCSV(LOBdbase)

### Arguments

`LOBdbase` | A LOBSTAHS `"LOBdbase"` object.

### Details

`exportDBtoCSV` extracts data from all slots in a given `"LOBdbase"` object and flows it into a data frame. The data frame is then written to a .csv file with a series of plain-language column headers. The file name includes the database polarity mode and a timestamp (in user's local time) indicating the time and date of export.

### Value

A .csv file containing data from a `LOBdbase-class` object.

### Author(s)

James Collins, james.r.collins@aya.yale.edu

### References

Collins, J.R., B.R. Edwards, H.F. Fredricks, and B.A.S. Van Mooy. 2016. LOBSTAHS: An adduct-based lipidomics strategy for discovery and identification of oxidative stress biomarkers. Analytical Chemistry 88:7154-7162

### See Also

`LOBdbase`, `LOBdbase`, `generateLOBdbase`

### Examples

    ## export default positive mode database to a text file

    data("default.LOBdbase")

    exportDBtoCSV(default.LOBdbase$positive)

    ## file is written to user's working directory, with filename containing
    ## polarity and timestamp of generation

[Package LOBSTAHS version 1.20.0 Index]