[GUSDEV] Generic GUS data loader for tab delimited files

[Eric E. S. <es...@vb...>]

Dear GUSdev,

We have been having some trouble loading DNA annotation data via the 
gbparser plugin. We have been able to get around the problem in this 
instance by using addrow, which is quite general but impossibly slow. I 
cannot help but think there must be a generic tool for loading 
tab-delimited data files into GUS.

Assuming there isn't, I think it would be time well spent if someone 
wrote a plugin for GUS that would *efficiently* load data in 
tab-delimited format based on instructions described in a 
general-purpose data description file.  This file would identify the 
tables and fields corresponding to each column in the input file.  It 
would also need to define the rules for associating data from records 
stored in multiple tables and probably do other things as well.

Any takers?  I would be happy to spend whatever time is necessary to 
define the requirements for such a system.  If it doesn't already exist 
somewhere in the GUS community, I certainly think it would be useful.

I apologize in advance if this is a recent or frequent topic for this 
list.  I just subscribed and wasn't able to access sourceforge to check 
the archives.

Thanks!
eesnyder
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