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* See [[Publications| publications]].
 
* See [[Publications| publications]].

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General

What is mx being used for?

What software is needed to run mx?

  • Mx can run on a wide range of platforms. See Installation.

Data entry/import

What mechanisms are available for entering data?

  • Data can be entered in a number of different ways
    • individually via forms
    • in batches via the web interface
    • in batches via the server side console (Rake tasks)
    • individually via the Rails console

Manually entering data one a time can be very annoying, what kind of data can I batch load into mx?

  • Nexus formatted matrices
  • Lucid's .xls formatted exports
  • .obo formatted files (in part)
  • Newick formatted trees
  • Specimens and lots
  • Individual Otu names
  • Verbatim collecting events (labels)
  • Single word epithets (children) of taxon names (e.g. species names for a genus or genera of a family)
  • Image files (via a Rake task/command line)
  • References to MorphBank images
  • FASTA files (fall 09)

Access to the application/data

Can you run mx locally and then sync your data to the server?

  • The primary way to access data is through the web using a web browser (Firefox).

Can I run mx without a web-based server?

  • Yes, the application can be run locally, though it hasn't been designed with this in mind or optimized (speed) for this usage. Keep in mind you won't be able to share the application over the network or internet, i.e. it could only be accessed at one machine.
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