[EMBOSS] pasteseq

[Amit Indap]

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the  help. I modified the pasteseq.acd file and am now able
to put in gap characters.

Amit Indap

> Ah ... it seems we have no program that does this easily. pasteseq is
> really for merging two sequences, rather than sequence editing.
>
> However, the reason pasteseq rejects your gaps is because both inputs are
> of type sequence and have no gaps.
>
> It makes sense to allow them. Change emboss/acd/pasteseq.acd to have the
> sequence input definitions below (only the types have changed) and "make
> install" again - or, simply copy the pasteseq.acd file to overwrite the
> installed one in (by default) /usr/local/share/EMBOSS/acd/pasteseq.acd
>
> We will make this change in the next release.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Peter
>
> ==========================
>
> section: input [
>   information: "Input section"
>   type: "page"
> ]
>
>   sequence: asequence  [
>     parameter: "Y"
>     type: "gapany"
>   ]
>
>   sequence: bsequence  [
>     parameter: "Y"
>     information: "Sequence to insert"
>     type: "@($(acdprotein) ? gapstopprotein : gapnucleotide)"
>   ]
>
> endsection: input
>
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