This program (SPM.jar) will caculate the Specific Measure (SPM) value and the Dispersion Measure (DPM) value.

1. Prepare the gene expression dataset following the format as described in http://bioinf.xmu.edu.cn:8080/PaGeFinder/format.jsp.

2. Check whether the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is available. JRE version > 1.6 is recommanded.

3. Put SPM.jar and YourFile in the same working directory
        
	For Linux/Unix user:
	$ java -jar SPM.jar YourFile 
        
    For Windows user:
	start the command prompt (cmd) and go to the working directory
	$ java -jar SPM.jar YourFile
	
	            
	Output:  YourFile.spm (Open with text viewers or Excel)
                 
            identifier<tab>SPM<tab>SPM<tab>SPM...<tab>DPM