- string blastCommand = path + "blast/bin/blastall -p blastn -d " + dbFileName + " -m 8 -W 28 -v " + toString(n) + " -b " + toString(n);;
- blastCommand += (" -i " + (queryFileName+seq->getName()) + " -o " + blastFileName+seq->getName());
+ string blastCommand;
+ #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
+
+ blastCommand = path + "blast/bin/blastall -p blastn -d " + dbFileName + " -m 8 -W 28 -v " + toString(n) + " -b " + toString(n);
+ blastCommand += (" -i " + (queryFileName+toString(randNumber)) + " -o " + blastFileName+toString(randNumber));
+ #else
+ blastCommand = "\"" + path + "blast\\bin\\blastall\" -p blastn -d " + "\"" + dbFileName + "\"" + " -m 8 -W 28 -v " + toString(n) + " -b " + toString(n);
+ blastCommand += (" -i " + (queryFileName+toString(randNumber)) + " -o " + blastFileName+toString(randNumber));
+ //wrap entire string in ""
+ blastCommand = "\"" + blastCommand + "\"";
+ #endif
+