Data Library (Borland Genetics)

The Data Library is a file folder created on one's computer upon installation of Borland Genetics DNA reconstruction software. The folder serves as the source and destination for all files accessed or created by the program.

Borland Genetics Installation
Borland Genetics v2.1 for windows consists of a single executable (.exe) file labeled “Borland Genetics v2.1 (win).exe” that can be copied to anywhere on one's PC. It is recommended that upon downloading the file, that it should be moved from the Downloads folder to another destination, preferably to the windows Desktop (to eliminate the need for creating a desktop shortcut icon).

Once the file is stored in the desired location, double-clicking the Borland Genetics v2.1 icon will complete the installation. First, any installed antivirus software will scan the file to ensure it is not corrupted. An inoperable image of the main menu may flash for a moment on the screen during this process.

On this first run of the software, an empty Borland Genetics Data Library directory will be created within the PC's Documents folder, if no such directory already exists from any previous Borland Genetics installation. All data accessed by Borland Genetics must be stored in this folder.

To add Raw DNA resources and DNA Painter exports to the Data Library, simply paste a copy of any such files to the Data Library using Windows Explorer. Raw DNA files should be unzipped, as the toolkit can only read tab-delimited text (.txt) or comma-separated values (.csv) formatted DNA files in unzipped form. To import synthetic DNA resources from another tool that produces output in the form of an Excel workbook, simply open the resource in Excel an save a copy as either a tab-delimited text or comma-separated values file for use with Borland Genetics.

As DNA and DNA Painter resources are added to the Data Library, subdirectories should not be created within the Data Library directory, as resources stored in subdirectories will not be accessible from within the toolkit. Rather, these files can be organized from within the toolkit by using the Resource Manager (Borland Genetics).