initializeDb {tigreBrowserWriter}

Create and initialize a database

Description

Create and initialize a database

Usage

initializeDb(dbPath, datasetName, datasetSpecies = "", datasetSource = "",
  datasetPlatform = "", datasetDescription = "", datasetSaveLocation = "",
  datasetFigureFilename = "")

Arguments

dbPath

Path to the database file to be created. Empty string

datasetName

Name of the data set

datasetSpecies

Optional data set metadata: species

datasetSource

Optional data set metadata: source

datasetPlatform

Optional data set metadata: platform

datasetDescription

Optional data set metadata: description

datasetSaveLocation

Optional data set metadata: save location

datasetFigureFilename

Optional data set metadata: figure file name

Value

A database object db needed by other tigreBrowserWriter functions

Examples

## Not run: 
  # Create a real database to a file
  db <- initializeDb("/path/to/the/database.sqlite", "My Dataset")
  closeDb(db)

## End(Not run)

  # Create a temporary database to be deleted at the end
  db <- initializeDb("", "My Dataset")
  closeDb(db)