How can I directly navigate to a file when I know the complete path?

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Louis Bergelson

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Oct 10, 2013, 5:01:58 PM10/10/13

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Is there a way to type in a complete file path rather than navigating folder by folder in the load file option?

I want to open the file /seq/picard_aggregation/C624/NA12878/current/NA12878.bam

I have read permission to view it, but I DON'T have permission to view the folder /seq/picard_aggregation/. So I can't navigate there folder by folder, but I could get there by entering the entire path at once. The problem is the file chooser dialog doesn't seem to give me that option.

I'm running Java 7 on OS X 10.8.5. I'm using IGV 2.3.20 (22)

Thanks,

Louis

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Jacob Silterra

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Oct 11, 2013, 3:25:21 PM10/11/13

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Hi Louis,

You can use the "Load from URL function" and specify the path as a file url, e.g. file:/seq/picard_aggregation/

C624/NA12878/current/NA12878.bam.

Thanks,

-Jacob

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