how to install cvapp

[rishabh]

Hi

I want to convert .swc morphology files to .hoc files.
I am having problems installing cvapp on ubuntu.

plz help.....

thanx
Rishabh

[ted]

Don't bother with cvapp. Use the Import3D tool. See tutorial:
http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/docs

[rishabh]

I also wanted to know if its possible to convert the
.swc file to .dat file( containing 11 entries in a single line)

[ted]

Never heard of it. Is it a widely used format, with published specifications?

[rishabh]

This is the format
branch-num child1 child2 diam L X Y Z X Y Z = 11 entries

the following link mentions and uses it

http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/school/neuron/t ... /tutC.html

I just want to be able to read the .dat CA3 morpho file using hoc code mentioned at the link. I do not want to use the GUI to accomplish the CA3 model building.

thanx
Rishabh

[ted]

Looks like an ad hoc format invented by the authors of that tutorial. Anybody anywhere can
invent any file format they like, but don't expect tools like CVAPP or NEURON to be able to
read anything that isn't widely used. From their comments, the authors of that tutorial seem
to think that you should have no difficulty handling their data--just use their code and follow
their instructions.