FUNCTION

ToText converts a sequence into plain text format.

DESCRIPTION

ToText is a simple modification of a standard GCG program to convert any sequence into a plain text file.

AUTHOR

This program was written by Peter Rice (E-mail: pmr@sanger.ac.uk Post: Informatics Division, The Sanger Centre, Hinxton Hall, Cambridge, CB10 1RQ, UK).

All EGCG programs are supported by the EGCG Support Team, who can be contacted by E-mail (egcg@embnet.org).

EXAMPLE

Here is a sample session with ToText.

% totext

  TOTEXT of what GCG sequence(s) ?  Sw:laci_ecoli

                   Start (* 1 *) ?
                   End (* 360 *) ?

  laci_ecoli  360 characters.

%

OUTPUT

The output from ToText is a simple report of hits in the sequence.

MKPVTLYDVAEYAGVSYQTVSRVVNQASHVSAKTREKVEAAMAELNYIPN
RVAQQLAGKQSLLIGVATSSLALHAPSQIVAAIKSRADQLGASVVVSMVE
RSGVEACKAAVHNLLAQRVSGLIINYPLDDQDAIAVEAACTNVPALFLDV
SDQTPINSIIFSHEDGTRLGVEHLVALGHQQIALLAGPLSSVSARLRLAG
WHKYLTRNQIQPIAEREGDWSAMSGFQQTMQMLNEGIVPTAMLVANDQMA
LGAMRAITESGLRVGADISVVGYDDTEDSSCYIPPLTTIKQDFRLLGQTS
VDRLLQLSQGQAVKGNQLLPVSLVKRKTTLAPNTQTASPRALADSLMQLA
RQVSRLESGQ

INPUT FILE

The input file for ToText is a GCG sequence file.

COMMAND-LINE SUMMARY

All parameters for this program may be put on the command line. Use the option -CHEck to see the summary below and to have a chance to add things to the command line before the program executes. In the summary below, the capitalized letters in the qualifier names are the letters that you must type in order to use the parameter. Square brackets ([ and ]) enclose qualifiers or parameter values that are optional. For more information, see "Using Program Parameters" in Chapter 3, Basic Concepts: Using Programs in the GCG User's Guide.

Minimum syntax: % totext [-INfile=]Sw:laci_ecoli -Default

Prompted Parameters:

-BEGin=1 -END=576       Range of interest
[-OUTfile=]laci_ecoli.txt   Output file

Printed: April 22, 1996 15:56 (1162)