[Psidev-ms-dev] mzXML software::type attribute

[Kessner, D. E. <Dar...@cs...>]

Hi all,

 

Please excuse me if this has been discussed before.  

 

In mzXML, the <software> element is encoded as follows:

    <software type="acquisition"

                   name="Xcalibur"

                   version="1.3 alpha 8"/>

 

In mzML, we have:

    <software id="Xcalibur">

        <softwareParam cvLabel="MS" accession="MS:1000532"
name="Xcalibur" version="2.0.5"/>

    </software>

 

Note that the name and version are encodable, but there is no convenient
place to save the "type" attribute, since the <software> element does
not have <cvParam> or <userParam> sub-elements.

 

Currently this causes a loss of this info when converting mzXML->mzML.  

 

If there is a good place to put this attribute, the conversion mzXML ->
mzML -> mzXML will be doable with no loss of information.  (I think this
is the last missing piece).  Or perhaps it's no great loss?  I don't
have a strong attachment to this attribute -- just thought it would be
nice to be able to get the same mzXML after converting to and from
mzML...

 

Thoughts?

 

 

Darren

 

 

 

Darren Kessner

Scientific Programmer

Dar...@cs...

310-423-9538

 

Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

http://www.sfcap.cshs.org/

 

 

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