[Bioperl-l] SearchIO function to save raw blast output?

[Wiepert, Mathieu]

I want to have the option to save the blast output.  SaerchIO seems to have a handle on the Blast Results file, or whatever type of Search it is handling I presume.  is it fair to say that this might be a good place to have a method like 

my $rc = $factory->retrieve_blast($rid);
$rc->save_output("searchio.out");

Or is this way off, and SearchIO doesn't actually always have a file or filehandle.

Is there a better name for a function like this?  Can I always count on 

$self->file;

in SearchIO?  If so it is trivial to copy the output to a different file (I assume)

I implemented something that works in the simple case, with RemoteBlast output anyway.

-Mat

Mathieu Wiepert
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