+ else {
+ //valid paramters for this command
+ string Array[] = {"cutoff","precision","method","showabund","timing","outputdir","inputdir"};
+ vector<string> myArray (Array, Array+(sizeof(Array)/sizeof(string)));
+
+ OptionParser parser(option);
+ map<string,string> parameters = parser.getParameters();
+
+ ValidParameters validParameter;
+
+ //check to make sure all parameters are valid for command
+ for (map<string,string>::iterator it = parameters.begin(); it != parameters.end(); it++) {
+ if (validParameter.isValidParameter(it->first, myArray, it->second) != true) {
+ abort = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ //if the user changes the output directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter
+ outputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "outputdir", false); if (outputDir == "not found"){ outputDir = ""; }
+
+ //error checking to make sure they read a distance file
+ if ((globaldata->gSparseMatrix == NULL) || (globaldata->gListVector == NULL)) {
+ mothurOut("Before you use the cluster command, you first need to read in a distance matrix."); mothurOutEndLine();
+ abort = true;
+ }
+
+ //check for optional parameter and set defaults
+ // ...at some point should added some additional type checking...
+ //get user cutoff and precision or use defaults
+ string temp;
+ temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "precision", false);
+ if (temp == "not found") { temp = "100"; }
+ //saves precision legnth for formatting below
+ length = temp.length();
+ convert(temp, precision);
+
+ temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "cutoff", false);
+ if (temp == "not found") { temp = "10"; }
+ convert(temp, cutoff);