Open Data

Data | Activate Data for Analysis | Get Data from MEGA text File

Choose this command to load a data file for analysis. A dialog box will appear to allow you to give the data file name. MEGA will first read the data file to check if it contains the Format commandRH_Format_command (see MEGA formatRH_MEGA_Format), which specifies certain attributes of the input data (e.g., type of data). If MEGA does not find sufficient information in the format command, it will request the necessary information through an Input Data FormatHC_Input_Data_Format dialog.

If you attempt to open a dataset from a file and MEGA detects inconsistencies or errors in the format, it will open the file in the text editorHC_Text_Editor, allowing you to make changes in the text file so that it conforms to the MEGA format.

Once a data file is opened successfully, the Sequence Data ExplorerHC_Data_Explorer>Main icon will be displayed in the main windowHC_Main_MEGA_Window>Second.

Open dialog box

Use the open dialog box to load new data into MEGA for analysis.

Property	Description
File Name	Enter the data file name you want to load or type in the wildcards to use as filters.
Files of Type	Choose the type of data file you want to open. At present MEGA allows you to load in MEGA formatRH_MEGA_Format files only, which should usually have the .meg extension.