rPlant (version 1.2)

UploadFile: File management

Description

Functions for uploading and manipulating files in the iPlant infrastructure

Usage

UploadFile(user.name, token, local.file.name, local.file.path, file.type)
RenameFile(user.name, token, old.DE.file.name, new.DE.file.name, DE.file.path)
MoveFile(user.name, token, DE.file.name, DE.file.path, DE.end.path)
DeleteFile(user.name, token, DE.file.name, DE.file.path)
SupportFile(user.name, token)

Arguments

user.name

iPlant Discovery Environment user name

token

a validation tool used in place of unencrypted passwords

local.file.name

Name of local file on user's computer. This file cannot be an object in the R workspace.

DE.file.name

Name of file to be modified on the Discovery Environment (DE).

file.type

format of file that is to be uploaded. Currently 34 file formats supported

old.DE.file.name

the name of the file on DE to be renamed

new.DE.file.name

the new name of the file on DE to be renamed

local.file.path

optional path to a sub directory where local file on user's computer is located (include ENTIRE path); default path is empty which leads to a users home directory

DE.file.path

optional path to a sub directory where file on DE is located; default path is empty which leads to a users home directory

DE.end.path

optional path to destination sub directory where file on DE is moved to; default path is empty which leads to a users home directory

Value

• Text listing action as either being a "success" or "error". If an error, then a message stating the error should also be reported.

Details

The function SupportFile provides a list of the supported file types that can be uploaded onto iPlant.

See Also

SupportFile ListDir

Examples

# Write .fasta file to home directory
# data(ex.lp.fasta)
# write.fasta(sequences=ex.lp.fasta,names=names(ex.lp.fasta),file.out="ex.lp.fasta") 
         
# Upload a file to the DE
# UploadFile("User", token, local.file.name="ex.lp.fasta", file.type="FASTA-0")
# UploadFile("User", token, local.file.name="ex.lp.fasta", local.file.path="/path/", file.type="FASTA-0")
     
# Rename a file 
# RenameFile("User", token, old.DE.file.name="ex.lp.fasta", new.DE.file.name="lp.fasta", DE.file.path="/data/")
             
# Move a file from the subdirectory rplant to the home directory
# MoveFile("User", token, DE.file.name="lp.fasta", DE.file.path="/data/", DE.end.path="")
     
# Delete a file in the home directory
# DeleteFile("User", token, DE.file.name="lp.fasta", DE.file.path="")

# Lists file types that are supported
# SupportFile("User", token)