DISCOVERYspace

(Please note that DISCOVERYspace has not yet been released officially to the public. Please refrain from linking to this page from external sites until the official public release)

DISCOVERYspace is a Java application used for data browsing and biological analysis. The application integrates closely with the biological database DISCOVERYdb.

Features

Drag and drop interface

Access to over 30 databases

Supports analysis plug-ins for different experiments

Requirements

Java 1.4.0 or higher. Our developers are currently using version 1.4.2

Tutorials

Two mini tutorials are available for DISCOVERYspace beginners:

Scenerio 1: Finding angiogenesis-related genes in a SAGE expression profile

Scenerio 2: Finding upregulated putative secreted proteins from SAGE data

User Manual

A user manual is now included with the application (Since 3.0.9).

CMOST Plug-in User Documentation

Online version of the user documentation for the CMOST plug-in that is integrated with DISCOVERYspace

GO Browser Primer

Online version of the primer for the GO Browser tool that is integrated with DISCOVERYspace

Installation

To get DISCOVERYspace running, you will need to first ensure that you have Java installed locally. Click on the big yellow button 'Get it now' to download a Java Runtime Environment for your platform and follow the installation instructions.

The steps required to install the DISCOVERYspace application are straightforward:

1. Select the version of the application that is appropriate for your OS platform and when prompted fill in the username and password that you have been assigned.

2. Unpack the release package into whichever directory you prefer (C:\DISCOVERYspace, C:\Program Files\DISCOVERYspace, My Documents\DISCOVERYspace, etc.) For users on shared machines who do not have Administrator privileges, we recommend trying C:\Documents and Settings\{your_username}\DISCOVERYspace.

3. The directory where you have just installed the software in will have a file called run.bat (Windows) or run.sh (Linux). To execute the program, Windows users can simply double-click this file. Linux users can enter the command %> sh ./run.sh.

	File	OS	Version	Date	Description
Release Notes	DISCOVERYspace-3.2.zip	Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP	3.2	2004.02.24	Standard ZIP
Release Notes	DISCOVERYspace-3.2.tar.gz	Linux	3.2	2004.02.24	GZipped Tar Archive

Starting with version 3.1.2, the InstallAnywhere installation system will no longer be used. Previously, users downloaded an InstallAnywhere deployment that would install the software in a standard manner on Windows machines. However, Administrator privileges were required to do so, making fast upgrades difficult for users on shared machines. We now provide releases in a standard archive format.

Bug Reporting

A stipulation of using this development version is a commitment to timely bug reporting. You can use the Feature Request and Report Bug options under the Help menu within the software. Using these features will send a full execution log that will greatly assist developers in diagnosing the cause of any problems. If you include a return email in your report, you will be notified of an existing solution or about future fixes.