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=== Access to the application/data === | === Access to the application/data === |
Revision as of 18:45, 13 September 2009
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What is mx being used for?
- See publications.
- See the public projects.
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
- Data can be entered in a number of different ways
- What customized file formats can be imported?
- Nexus formatted matrices
- Lucid's .xls formatted exports
- .obo formatted files (Ontology)
- Newick formatted trees
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.