File name: hcd-search.1.2.tar.Z  (390 kb) 

Brief description: The Human Gene Index (HGI), ex- Human cDNA Database (HCD),
at the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is the most complete, non-redundant,
and structured collection of human expressed DNA sequences available to date. 
Sequences and other data in the public section of the database can be retrieved
by any user now. A standard HGI search, carried out either by e-mail or by WWW,
involves composing and sending queries one by one and this can become time
consuming if many queries must be sent. Moreover, a large amount of time is 
required thereafter to process the results. 

The HCDSearch system automatically composes and sends the queries by electronic
mail using information provided in a text file. It also greatly accelerates 
results' processing, generating lists of HGI numbers and library identifiers 
in a format that renders them very easy to examine. The programs run on unix 
platforms.

Contains documentation, executable files, demo files, and source files.

These programs are free (as is access to HGI; you may want to have a look at
the TIGR homepage (www.tigr.org) for more details on accessing HGI).

To download the HCDSearch 1.2 package:
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(1) Ftp hcd-search.1.2.tar.Z onto your system in binary mode.
(2) Type "uncompress hcd-search.1.2.tar.Z".
(3) Type "tar -xf hcd-search.1.2.tar"; this will create the "hcds" directory.
(4) Type "cd hcds" to change directory to hcds.
(5) Read the README1.2 file to find out how to continue.

If you have problems or comments, please send email to: cocea@necker.fr


October 4, 1997


Laurentiu COCEA, M.D. M.Sc.
Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale
Unite 373, 8e etage, porte 811Ter
Faculte de Medecine Necker
156 rue de Vaugirard
75730 Paris Cedex 15, France
tel: (+33) 14061 5384
fax: (+33) 14061 5590
cocea@necker.fr