This page tests local quickloads using relative file paths.
(To test absolute file paths see Quickload Saver release testing documentation)
Add files to your computer
- Download “relative space.zip” file:
- Extract it to where you would like your local quickload to be stored. (Desktop, C drive, etc.)
Extract files to local machine
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Add your QuickLoad into IGB.
We will now tell IGB to use your new QuickLoad site.
Data Sources
Launch IGB. At the bottom left see the Data Access tab. Below that click the Configure link.
This will take you to the Data Sources tab in the Preferences window.
Use the Add button to add a new Quickload data source.
Click the “Add…” button to open the Add Data Source window.
Click the Choose local folder button.
Choose the nested folder “relative space”.
Click the Submit button
Now your local quickload should be seen as Enabled in the Data Sources tab. Make sure the data on your quickload is reachable by IGB and not highlighted in Red, Yellow, or Greyed out.
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Access local quickload data
Close the Preferences window.
Go to the Species drop down box in the top right of the main IGB window and select Equus unicornis.
Below that in the Genome Version dropdown box select E_unicornis_Jul_2043.
Species and Genome Version appear
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The data should automatically load in IGB.
Data loads automatically
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Your quickload should appear in the bottom left as an available data source.
Data source is present
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Zoom in at any location and select Load Sequence.
The sequence data loads
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