connectBioassayDB {bioassayR} | R Documentation

## Create a `BioassayDB` object connected to the specified database file

### Description

This function returns a `BioassayDB` object for working with a pre-existing bioassayR database, already located on the users filesystem. Users can download pre-built databases for use with this feature from http://chemmine.ucr.edu/bioassayr

### Usage

    connectBioassayDB(databasePath, writeable = FALSE)

### Arguments

`databasePath` | Full path to the database file to be opened.
`writeable` | logical. Should the database allow data to be modified and written to?

### Value

`BioassayDB` | for details see ?"BioassayDB-class"

### Author(s)

Tyler Backman

### Examples

    ## create a test database
    library(bioassayR)
    filename <- tempfile()
    mydb <- newBioassayDB(filename, indexed=FALSE)
    disconnectBioassayDB(mydb)

    ## connect to test database
    mydb <- connectBioassayDB(filename)

    ## close and delete database
    disconnectBioassayDB(mydb)
    unlink(filename)

[Package bioassayR version 1.32.1 Index]