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GDAC Exporter SDK Overview
The GeneChip® Data Access Components (GDAC) Exporter SDK is set of application programming interfaces (APIs) used to export gene expression data generated from the Affymetrix® system to Microarray Gene Expression Markup Language (MAGE-ML) compliant files.
The GDAC Exporter SDK contains interfaces that support both access to data stored within Microarray Suite data files and information stored with the Affymetrix LIMS or GCOS systems.
This documentation is intended to provide comprehensive technical detail on the use of the Affymetrix® GDAC Exporter SDK in software development applications development. Additional support in the use of these application programming interfaces is available solely through the use of the Affymetrix Software Consulting Services group. Use of the Affymetrix® GDAC Exporter SDK is offered to those customers who understand and accept these support limitations and wish to take advantage of this high value package with their application development projects.
MAGE-ML Information
Visit links containing additional information about MAGE.
Mapping Data in the MAGE-ML Format
This page contains the mapping between Affymetrix data to MAGE-ML tags.
GDAC Exporter Definitions and Enumerants
Learn more about the various Definitions and Acronyms for the GDAC Exporter.
Download
Download the GDAC Exporter SDK and tools. This download contains installation programs for the SDK and Expression Exporter software, sample programs with source code and demo data for use with developing against the GDAC Exporter SDK.
Please Note: your use of the GDAC Exporter SDK and Expression Exporter software are subject to the Affymetrix terms and conditions provided therewith. View the Terms and Conditions for the GDAC Exporter SDK (Terms) and the Expression Exporter Terms).
Application Programming Interfaces
View the application programming interfaces of the GDAC Exporter SDK. The following pages contain full descriptions, including examples, of the interfaces contained in the GDAC Exporter SDK:
- IGDACExportFiles COM class provides the ability to export data from a Microarray Suite data file to a MAGE-ML compliant file.
- IGDACExportLIMS COM class provides the ability to export data from the Affymetrix LIMS or GCOS systems to a MAGE-ML compliant file.
Note: The Java methods and properties names are the same as those of the COM interfaces. Please refer to the COM class definitions for details on the available methods and properties.
Release Notes
This page contains the release notes for the various versions of the Exporter SDK.
Exporter SDK Version 2.0 BETA Overview
The MAGE-ML Exporter SDK Version 2.0 BETA is set of application programming interfaces (APIs) used to create MAGE-ML compliant documents for files generated by GCOS, Affymetrix GeneChip® Command Console and Expression Console™ software.
This SDK generates MAGE-ML documents for the following file types:
- Experiment Files (*.EXP) generated by GCOS
- Sample Files (*.ARR) generated by Command Console
- CEL Intensity Files (*.CEL) generated by GCOS and Command Console
- Analysis result chip files for Expression and EXON arrays (*.CHP) generated by GCOS and Expression Console
- Array layout description files (*.CDF)
The below ZIP file contains source code for converting Affymetrix data files to MAGE-ML. The SDK is written in C++ and contains a Java JNI wrapper to support Java development. A sample Windows command line program with source code is included to demonstrate development with the SDK.You must first accept the download license to download the zipped file.