Export Sequence

Editing the description - Export sequence data

With this form you can export data from the database to a file. Choose Export from the sequence menu to open the window for the export. Format specifies the file format, currently FASTA and FASTQ are supported.

 

In the Header settings you may specify if a new header shall be generated or if the notes shall be searched for a FASTA rsp. FASTQ header. In case of FASTA export you may specify in the Comments settings section if FASTA comment lines from the notes (starting with “;”) shall be inserted after the header, the whole notes shall be inserted as FASTA comments or if the notes shall be ignored. If Insert description comments is checked, two comment linsed wit the description and descriptor title will be generated.

In the Header preview section you may check and edit the resulting header, in the Sequence preview section the converted sequence in one-letter notation is displayed.

In case of FASTQ export the Comments settings are irrelevant. If the notes include a QUALITY STRING sections, it is inserted in the FASTQ output (see image below). If no quality string can be found or the Find FASTQ quality from notes has been unchecked, the lowest quaality value “!” is inserted.

 

Click on the button to select the file where the data shall be exported. By default the data are appended at the end of the selected file, check the Overwrite existing file option to overwrite it. Finally click the Save file button to write the data.

 

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