| | 1 | = Installing the Variant Search extension = |
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| | 3 | == Installation and updating == |
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| | 5 | 1. Download the latest `varsearch-x.y.tar.gz` file from the [wiki:net.sf.basedb.varsearch Variant Search main page]. |
| | 6 | 2. Unpack the downloaded file to a directory of your choice. |
| | 7 | 3. Copy the `varsearch.jar` file to your BASE plug-ins directory. Look in your |
| | 8 | `base.config` file if you don't know where this is. There are not other |
| | 9 | configuration files. |
| | 10 | 4. Log in to BASE as an administrator and go to the '''Administrate->Plug-ins & Extensions->Overview''' page. |
| | 11 | 5. Run the installation wizard and select to install `varsearch.jar`. |
| | 12 | 6. Refresh your menu entries with '''BASE -> Reload permissions''' |
| | 13 | 7. Go to the '''Extensions -> Variant Search (admin)''' menu and then continue to the '''Installation wizard'''. It should display some warnings and error messages. Click on the `Create missing items` button to fix them. |
| | 14 | 8. The installation is now complete, but before we can start searching the VCF files need to be indexed. |
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