[Bioperl-l] An unsolved problem regarding RemoteBlast?

[Joao Magalhaes]

Hi!

I've been using RemoteBlast with a fasta file which has several sequences. 
My problem is how do I distinguish the sequences once I retrieve the 
results. An obvious answer would be query_name, but I'm having problems 
making it work. Basically, it doesn't return anything and the blast file 
doesn't have a query name either. I tried to use different fasta headers, 
but the problem persists. Anyone can help?

I searched the list's archives and found a similar problem dating to June 2002:
http://bioperl.org/pipermail/bioperl-l/2002-June/008208.html

And I found the exact same problem in November of 2002:
http://bioperl.org/pipermail/bioperl-l/2002-November/010255.html

Only no solution was presented at the time. Has anyone thought of a solution?

Alternatively, I can search one sequence at a time, but I'm sure there's a 
smarter way of BLASTing multiple sequences.

Thanking you.


Joao Pedro de Magalhaes

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