[Bioperl-l] ABI file parsing

Peter Kos kos@rite.or.jp" <kos@rite.or.jp
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:40:28 +0900


Hi,

> Before I go ahead and write a module, has anyone
> written a module for parsing ABI chromatogram file?
Once I was considering that but ABI somehow refused 
to give me the specification.
Now I use a stone-age solution, so I would be interested 
if you have/find something better.

Be aware, however, that phred usually provides a better 
base-calling, so you might want to pass your ABI files 
through phred first, if it is OK at your site. And phred 
can write scf files which have been already dealt with in 
Bioperl, if I am right. 

Good luck
Peter