NMR-STAR dictionary: database table: NMRExperimentFile

Detailed description of the fields

_NMR_experiment_file.Name (Name)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Name 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Name
Enter the name of a file or directory that has been uploaded that contains information relevant to the NMR experiment. These directories or files might include the time-domain (raw) data for the NMR experiment, the pulse sequence for the experiment, and parameters for acquiring and processing the data.  
Database field nameName 
SQL Database typeVARCHAR(127) 
Part of primary Keyyes 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?yes 
PromptName of a file or directory  
Examples1H15N_HSQC  
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_NMR_experiment_file.Type (Type)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Type 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Type
The type of time-domain file being deposited.  
Database field nameType 
SQL Database typeVARCHAR(127) 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?yes 
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This is an open enumeration. The list of values are only suggestions. They are not enforced. 
PromptType of file  
ExamplesNMR experiment directory  
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_NMR_experiment_file.Directory_path (DirectoryPath)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Directory_path 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Directory_path
The directory path within the BMRB archive that must be followed to locate listed NMR experiment file.  
Database field nameDirectoryPath 
SQL Database typeVARCHAR(127) 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptDirectory path  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Byte_order (ByteOrder)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Byte_order 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Byte_order
How the bytes (usually 4, but sometimes 3, for example on AM spectrometers) are arranged. Depends on the computer platform employed.  
Database field nameByteOrder 
SQL Database typeVARCHAR(31) 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptByte order  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Bytes_per_data_point (BytesPerDataPoint)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Bytes_per_data_point 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Bytes_per_data_point
Number of bytes per data point. Most Sun, SGI, and Linux systems use 4 bytes ( of 8 bits each yielding a total of 32 bits) per point.  
Database field nameBytesPerDataPoint 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptBytes per data point  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.File_header_size (FileHeaderSize)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.File_header_size 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.File_header_size
Size in bytes of the file header associated with the raw unprocessed data.  
Database field nameFileHeaderSize 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptFile header size  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Record_header_size (RecordHeaderSize)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Record_header_size 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Record_header_size
Size in bytes of the record header within the NMR experiment file.  
Database field nameRecordHeaderSize 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptRecord header size  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Record_trailer_size (RecordTrailerSize)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Record_trailer_size 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Record_trailer_size
Size in bytes of the record trailer within the NMR experiment file.  
Database field nameRecordTrailerSize 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptRecord trailer size  
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_NMR_experiment_file.Compression_algorithm (CompressionAlgorithm)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Compression_algorithm 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Compression_algorithm
Algorithm used to compress the NMR experiment file.  
Database field nameCompressionAlgorithm 
SQL Database typeVARCHAR(127) 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptCompression algorithm  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Details (Details)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Details 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Details
Additional information regarding the time-domain (raw) data file for this NMR experiment.  
Database field nameDetails 
SQL Database typeTEXT 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, column,  
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?no 
PromptDetails  
Examples
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_NMR_experiment_file.Sf_ID (SfID)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Sf_ID 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Sf_ID
Pointer to '_NMR_spec_expt.Sf_ID'  
Database field nameSfID 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyno 
Foreign Key on table, columnNMR_spec_expt, Sf_ID 
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagyes
This field's data is for internal use only and should be hidden in public versiond of the data. 
Nulls allowed in database?yes 
PromptSf ID  
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_NMR_experiment_file.Entry_ID (EntryID)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.Entry_ID 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.Entry_ID
Pointer to '_Entry.ID'  
Database field nameEntryID 
SQL Database typeCHAR(12) 
Part of primary Keyyes 
Foreign Key on table, columnNMR_spec_expt, Entry_ID 
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?yes 
PromptEntry ID  
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_NMR_experiment_file.NMR_spec_expt_ID (NMRSpecExptID)

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NMR-STAR tag name_NMR_experiment_file.NMR_spec_expt_ID 
DescriptionNMR-STAR name: _NMR_experiment_file.NMR_spec_expt_ID
Pointer to '_NMR_spec_expt.ID'  
Database field nameNMRSpecExptID 
SQL Database typeINTEGER 
Part of primary Keyyes 
Foreign Key on table, columnNMR_spec_expt, ID 
Saveframe ID no 
Row Indexno 
Secondary Indexno 
Internal Flagno 
Nulls allowed in database?yes 
PromptNMR spec expt ID  
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