The MsDataFileReader DLL is a VB.NET DLL that can be used to read mass spectrum data from four file formats:

• mzXML
• mzData
• Concatenated .Dta files (_dta.txt)
• Mascot Generic Format files (.mgf)

The mzXML and mzData file reader classes can be used to read the files in a forward-only fashion, or they can pre-cache the location of each spectrum's information in the source file to allow for random access. The Concatenated .Dta file format is described more fully on the Concatenated Text File Splitter software page.

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Version	v1.2.2991	Requirements	.NET Framework v1.1 (or newer) and Visual Studio 2003 or 2005 IDE
Date Updated	March 10, 2008	File Size (Software Tool)	n/a
Registration Required	No	File size (Source Code)	1.6 MB (ZIP)
Developers	Matthew Monroe
Comments	See the complete Revision History for a history of changes

Acknowledgment

All publications that utilize this software should provide appropriate acknowledgement to PNNL and the OMICS.PNL.GOV website. However, if the software is extended or modified, then any subsequent publications should include a more extensive statement, using this text or a similar variant:

Portions of this research were supported by the NIH National Center for Research Resources (Grant RR018522), the W.R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (a national scientific user facility sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research and located at PNNL), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/DHHS through interagency agreement Y1-AI-4894-01). PNNL is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-76RL0 1830.