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paralellized screen.seqs and added mpi code to it. fixed bug with all mpi commands...
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--- a/mothur.h
+++ b/mothur.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef MOTHUR_H
 #define MOTHUR_H
 
-using namespace std;
 
 
 /*
@@ -13,14 +12,17 @@ using namespace std;
  *
  */
 
-/* This file contains all the standard incudes we use in the project. */
+/* This file contains all the standard incudes we use in the project as well as some common utilities. */
 
+//#include <cstddef>
 
 //io libraries
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <signal.h>
+
 
 //exception
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -40,5 +42,996 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <math.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 
+//misc
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <limits>
+
+#ifdef USE_MPI
+       #include "mpi.h"
+#endif
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+#if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
+       #include <sys/wait.h>
+       #include <unistd.h>
+       
+       #ifdef USE_READLINE
+               #include <readline/readline.h>
+               #include <readline/history.h>
+       #endif
+
+#else
+       #include <conio.h> //allows unbuffered screen capture from stdin
+       #include <direct.h> //get cwd
+#endif
+
+using namespace std;
+
+#define exp(x) (exp((double) x))
+#define sqrt(x) (sqrt((double) x))
+#define log10(x) (log10((double) x))
+#define log2(x) (log10(x)/log10(2))
+#define isnan(x) ((x) != (x))
+#define isinf(x) (fabs(x) == std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity())
+
+typedef unsigned long ull;
+
+struct IntNode {
+       int lvalue;
+       int rvalue;
+       int lcoef;
+       int rcoef;
+       IntNode* left;
+       IntNode* right;
+       
+       IntNode(int lv, int rv, IntNode* l, IntNode* r) : lvalue(lv), rvalue(rv), left(l), right(r) {};
+       IntNode() {};
+};
+
+struct ThreadNode {
+       int* pid;
+       IntNode* left;
+       IntNode* right;
+};
+
+/************************************************************/
+struct clusterNode {
+       int numSeq;
+       int parent;
+       int smallChild; //used to make linkTable work with list and rabund. represents bin number of this cluster node
+       clusterNode(int num, int par, int kid) : numSeq(num), parent(par), smallChild(kid) {};
+};
+/************************************************************/
+struct seqDist {
+       int seq1;
+       int seq2;
+       float dist;
+       seqDist() {}
+       seqDist(int s1, int s2, float d) : seq1(s1), seq2(s2), dist(d) {}
+       ~seqDist() {}
+};
+//********************************************************************************************************************
+//sorts lowest to highest
+inline bool compareSequenceDistance(seqDist left, seqDist right){
+       return (left.dist < right.dist);        
+} 
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+// snagged from http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/misc-technical-issues.html#faq-39.2
+// works for now, but there should be a way to do it without killing the whole program
+
+class BadConversion : public runtime_error {
+public:
+       BadConversion(const string& s) : runtime_error(s){ }
+};
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+inline void convert(const string& s, T& x, bool failIfLeftoverChars = true){
+       istringstream i(s);
+       char c;
+       if (!(i >> x) || (failIfLeftoverChars && i.get(c)))
+               throw BadConversion(s);
+}
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+inline bool convertTestFloat(const string& s, T& x, bool failIfLeftoverChars = true){
+       istringstream i(s);
+       char c;
+       if (!(i >> x) || (failIfLeftoverChars && i.get(c)))
+       {
+               return false;
+       } 
+       return true;
+}
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+inline bool convertTest(const string& s, T& x, bool failIfLeftoverChars = true){
+       istringstream i(s);
+       char c;
+       if (!(i >> x) || (failIfLeftoverChars && i.get(c)))
+       {
+               cout << "unable to be converted into an integer.\n" << endl;
+               return false;
+       } 
+       return true;
+}
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+string toString(const T&x){
+    stringstream output;
+    output << x;
+    return output.str();
+}
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+string toHex(const T&x){
+       stringstream output;
+       
+       output << hex << x;
+
+    return output.str();
+}
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+template<typename T>
+string toString(const T&x, int i){
+       stringstream output;
+       
+       output.precision(i);
+    output << fixed << x;
+       
+    return output.str();
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+inline int openOutputFileAppend(string fileName, ofstream& fileHandle){
+       
+       fileHandle.open(fileName.c_str(), ios::app);
+       if(!fileHandle) {
+               cout << "Error: Could not open " << fileName << endl;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       else {
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline void gobble(istream& f){
+       
+       char d;
+    while(isspace(d=f.get()))          {;}
+       f.putback(d);
+       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getline(ifstream& fileHandle) {
+       try {
+       
+               string line = "";
+               
+               while (!fileHandle.eof())       {
+                       //get next character
+                       char c = fileHandle.get(); 
+                       
+                       //are you at the end of the line
+                       if ((c == '\n') || (c == '\r') || (c == '\f')){  break; }       
+                       else {          line += c;              }
+               }
+               
+               return line;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Error in mothur function getline" << endl;
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline bool isTrue(string f){
+       
+       if ((f == "TRUE") || (f == "T") || (f == "true") || (f == "t")) {       return true;    }
+       else {  return false;  }
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline float roundDist(float dist, int precision){
+       
+       return int(dist * precision + 0.5)/float(precision);
+       
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int getNumNames(string names){
+       
+       int count = 0;
+       
+       if(names != ""){
+               count = 1;
+               for(int i=0;i<names.size();i++){
+                       if(names[i] == ','){
+                               count++;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       
+       return count;
+       
+}
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+inline vector<vector<double> > binomial(int maxOrder){
+       
+       vector<vector<double> > binomial(maxOrder+1);
+       
+    for(int i=0;i<=maxOrder;i++){
+               binomial[i].resize(maxOrder+1);
+               binomial[i][0]=1;
+               binomial[0][i]=0;
+    }
+    binomial[0][0]=1;
+       
+    binomial[1][0]=1;
+    binomial[1][1]=1;
+       
+    for(int i=2;i<=maxOrder;i++){
+               binomial[1][i]=0;
+    }
+       
+    for(int i=2;i<=maxOrder;i++){
+               for(int j=1;j<=maxOrder;j++){
+                       if(i==j){       binomial[i][j]=1;                                                                       }
+                       if(j>i) {       binomial[i][j]=0;                                                                       }
+                       else    {       binomial[i][j]=binomial[i-1][j-1]+binomial[i-1][j];     }
+               }
+    }
+       
+       return binomial;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getRootName(string longName){
+       string rootName = longName;
+       
+       if(longName.find_last_of(".") != longName.npos){
+               int pos = longName.find_last_of('.')+1;
+               rootName = longName.substr(0, pos);
+       }
+
+       return rootName;
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getSimpleName(string longName){
+       string simpleName = longName;
+       
+       size_t found;
+       found=longName.find_last_of("/\\");
+
+       if(found != longName.npos){
+               simpleName = longName.substr(found+1);
+       }
+       
+               //if(longName.find_last_of("/") != longName.npos){
+               //      int pos = longName.find_last_of('/')+1;
+               //      simpleName = longName.substr(pos, longName.length());
+               //}
+       
+       return simpleName;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int factorial(int num){
+       int total = 1;
+       
+       for (int i = 1; i <= num; i++) {
+               total *= i;
+       }
+       
+       return total;
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************
+
+double min(double x, double y)
+{
+    if(x<y){   return x;    }
+    else   {   return y;    }
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getPathName(string longName){
+       string rootPathName = longName;
+       
+       if(longName.find_last_of("/\\") != longName.npos){
+               int pos = longName.find_last_of("/\\")+1;
+               rootPathName = longName.substr(0, pos);
+       }
+       
+       return rootPathName;
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string hasPath(string longName){
+       
+       string path = "";
+       
+       size_t found;
+       found=longName.find_last_of("/\\");
+
+       if(found != longName.npos){
+               path = longName.substr(0, found+1);
+       }
+       
+       return path;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getExtension(string longName){
+       
+       string extension = longName;
+       
+       if(longName.find_last_of('.') != longName.npos){
+               int pos = longName.find_last_of('.');
+               extension = longName.substr(pos, longName.length());
+       }
+       
+       return extension;
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+inline bool isBlank(string fileName){
+       
+       ifstream fileHandle;
+       fileHandle.open(fileName.c_str());
+       if(!fileHandle) {
+               cout << "Error: Could not open " << fileName << endl;
+               return false;
+       }else {
+               //check for blank file
+               gobble(fileHandle);
+               if (fileHandle.eof()) { fileHandle.close(); return true;  }
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline string getFullPathName(string fileName){
+       try{
+       
+       string path = hasPath(fileName);
+       string newFileName;
+       int pos;
+       
+       if (path == "") { return fileName; } //its a simple name
+       else { //we need to complete the pathname
+               // ex. ../../../filename 
+               // cwd = /user/work/desktop
+                               
+               string cwd;
+               //get current working directory 
+               #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)   
+                       if (path.rfind("./") == -1) { return fileName; } //already complete name
+                       else { newFileName = fileName.substr(fileName.rfind("./")+2); } //save the complete part of the name
+                       
+                       char* cwdpath = new char[1024];
+
+                       size_t size;
+                       cwdpath=getcwd(cwdpath,size);
+               
+                       cwd = cwdpath;
+                       
+                       //rip off first '/'
+                       string simpleCWD;
+                       if (cwd.length() > 0) { simpleCWD = cwd.substr(1); }
+                       
+                       //break apart the current working directory
+                       vector<string> dirs;
+                       while (simpleCWD.find_first_of('/') != -1) {
+                               string dir = simpleCWD.substr(0,simpleCWD.find_first_of('/'));
+                               simpleCWD = simpleCWD.substr(simpleCWD.find_first_of('/')+1, simpleCWD.length());
+                               dirs.push_back(dir);
+                       }
+                       //get last one              // ex. ../../../filename = /user/work/desktop/filename
+                       dirs.push_back(simpleCWD);  //ex. dirs[0] = user, dirs[1] = work, dirs[2] = desktop
+                       
+               
+                       int index = dirs.size()-1;
+       
+                       while((pos = path.rfind("./")) != -1) { //while you don't have a complete path
+                               if (pos == 0) { break;  //you are at the end
+                               }else if (path[(pos-1)] == '.') { //you want your parent directory ../
+                                       path = path.substr(0, pos-1);
+                                       index--;
+                                       if (index == 0) {  break; }
+                               }else if (path[(pos-1)] == '/') { //you want the current working dir ./
+                                       path = path.substr(0, pos);
+                               }else if (pos == 1) { break;  //you are at the end
+                               }else { cout << "cannot resolve path for " <<  fileName << endl; return fileName; }
+                       }
+               
+                       for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--) {
+                               newFileName = dirs[i] +  "/" + newFileName;             
+                       }
+                       
+                       newFileName =  "/" +  newFileName;
+                       return newFileName;
+                               
+               #else
+                       if (path.rfind(".\\") == -1) { return fileName; } //already complete name
+                       else { newFileName = fileName.substr(fileName.rfind(".\\")+2); } //save the complete part of the name
+                                               
+                       char *cwdpath = NULL;
+                       cwdpath = getcwd(NULL, 0); // or _getcwd
+                       if ( cwdpath != NULL) { cwd = cwdpath; }
+                       else { cwd = "";  }
+                       
+                       //break apart the current working directory
+                       vector<string> dirs;
+                       while (cwd.find_first_of('\\') != -1) {
+                               string dir = cwd.substr(0,cwd.find_first_of('\\'));
+                               cwd = cwd.substr(cwd.find_first_of('\\')+1, cwd.length());
+                               dirs.push_back(dir);
+       
+                       }
+                       //get last one
+                       dirs.push_back(cwd);  //ex. dirs[0] = user, dirs[1] = work, dirs[2] = desktop
+                               
+                       int index = dirs.size()-1;
+                               
+                       while((pos = path.rfind(".\\")) != -1) { //while you don't have a complete path
+                               if (pos == 0) { break;  //you are at the end
+                               }else if (path[(pos-1)] == '.') { //you want your parent directory ../
+                                       path = path.substr(0, pos-1);
+                                       index--;
+                                       if (index == 0) {  break; }
+                               }else if (path[(pos-1)] == '\\') { //you want the current working dir ./
+                                       path = path.substr(0, pos);
+                               }else if (pos == 1) { break;  //you are at the end
+                               }else { cout << "cannot resolve path for " <<  fileName << endl; return fileName; }
+                       }
+               
+                       for (int i = index; i >= 0; i--) {
+                               newFileName = dirs[i] +  "\\" + newFileName;            
+                       }
+                       
+                       return newFileName;
+                       
+               #endif
+       }
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function getFullPathName. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int openInputFile(string fileName, ifstream& fileHandle, string m){
+       
+       //get full path name
+       string completeFileName = getFullPathName(fileName);
+
+       fileHandle.open(completeFileName.c_str());
+       if(!fileHandle) {
+               return 1;
+       }else {
+               //check for blank file
+               gobble(fileHandle);
+               return 0;
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int openInputFile(string fileName, ifstream& fileHandle){
+       
+       //get full path name
+       string completeFileName = getFullPathName(fileName);
+
+       fileHandle.open(completeFileName.c_str());
+       if(!fileHandle) {
+               cout << "Error: Could not open " << completeFileName << endl;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       else {
+               //check for blank file
+               gobble(fileHandle);
+               if (fileHandle.eof()) { cout << completeFileName << " is blank. Please correct." << endl;  return 1;  }
+               
+               return 0;
+       }
+       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int renameFile(string oldName, string newName){
+       
+       ifstream inTest;
+       int exist = openInputFile(newName, inTest, "");
+       
+#if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)          
+       if (exist == 0) { //you could open it so you want to delete it
+               inTest.close();
+               string command = "rm " + newName;
+               system(command.c_str());
+       }
+                       
+       string command = "mv " + oldName + " " + newName;
+       system(command.c_str());
+#else
+       remove(newName.c_str());
+       int renameOk = rename(oldName.c_str(), newName.c_str());
+#endif
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int openOutputFile(string fileName, ofstream& fileHandle){
+       
+       string completeFileName = getFullPathName(fileName);
+       
+       fileHandle.open(completeFileName.c_str(), ios::trunc);
+       if(!fileHandle) {
+               cout << "Error: Could not open " << completeFileName << endl;
+               return 1;
+       }
+       else {
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline int getNumSeqs(ifstream& file){
+       
+       int numSeqs = count(istreambuf_iterator<char>(file),istreambuf_iterator<char>(), '>');
+       file.seekg(0);
+       return numSeqs;
+
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+inline bool inVector(string member, vector<string> group){
+       
+       for (int i = 0; i < group.size(); i++) {
+               if (group[i] == member) {  return true;         }
+       }
+       
+       return false;
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+//This function parses the estimator options and puts them in a vector
+inline void splitAtDash(string& estim, vector<string>& container) {
+       try {
+               string individual;
+               
+               while (estim.find_first_of('-') != -1) {
+                       individual = estim.substr(0,estim.find_first_of('-'));
+                       if ((estim.find_first_of('-')+1) <= estim.length()) { //checks to make sure you don't have dash at end of string
+                               estim = estim.substr(estim.find_first_of('-')+1, estim.length());
+                               container.push_back(individual);
+                       }
+               }
+               //get last one
+               container.push_back(estim);
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtDash. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+//This function parses the label options and puts them in a set
+inline void splitAtDash(string& estim, set<string>& container) {
+       try {
+               string individual;
+               
+               while (estim.find_first_of('-') != -1) {
+                       individual = estim.substr(0,estim.find_first_of('-'));
+                       if ((estim.find_first_of('-')+1) <= estim.length()) { //checks to make sure you don't have dash at end of string
+                               estim = estim.substr(estim.find_first_of('-')+1, estim.length());
+                               container.insert(individual);
+                       }
+               }
+               //get last one
+               container.insert(estim);
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtDash. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+//This function parses the line options and puts them in a set
+inline void splitAtDash(string& estim, set<int>& container) {
+       try {
+               string individual;
+               int lineNum;
+               
+               while (estim.find_first_of('-') != -1) {
+                       individual = estim.substr(0,estim.find_first_of('-'));
+                       if ((estim.find_first_of('-')+1) <= estim.length()) { //checks to make sure you don't have dash at end of string
+                               estim = estim.substr(estim.find_first_of('-')+1, estim.length());
+                               convert(individual, lineNum); //convert the string to int
+                               container.insert(lineNum);
+                       }
+               }
+               //get last one
+               convert(estim, lineNum); //convert the string to int
+               container.insert(lineNum);
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtDash. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+//This function parses the a string and puts peices in a vector
+inline void splitAtComma(string& estim, vector<string>& container) {
+       try {
+               string individual;
+               
+               while (estim.find_first_of(',') != -1) {
+                       individual = estim.substr(0,estim.find_first_of(','));
+                       if ((estim.find_first_of(',')+1) <= estim.length()) { //checks to make sure you don't have comma at end of string
+                               estim = estim.substr(estim.find_first_of(',')+1, estim.length());
+                               container.push_back(individual);
+                       }
+               }
+               //get last one
+               container.push_back(estim);
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtComma. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+//This function splits up the various option parameters
+inline void splitAtComma(string& prefix, string& suffix){
+       try {
+               prefix = suffix.substr(0,suffix.find_first_of(','));
+               if ((suffix.find_first_of(',')+2) <= suffix.length()) {  //checks to make sure you don't have comma at end of string
+                       suffix = suffix.substr(suffix.find_first_of(',')+1, suffix.length());
+                       string space = " ";
+                       while(suffix.at(0) == ' ')
+                               suffix = suffix.substr(1, suffix.length());
+               }
+
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtComma. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+//This function separates the key value from the option value i.e. dist=96_...
+inline void splitAtEquals(string& key, string& value){         
+       try {
+               if(value.find_first_of('=') != -1){
+                       key = value.substr(0,value.find_first_of('='));
+                       if ((value.find_first_of('=')+1) <= value.length()) {
+                               value = value.substr(value.find_first_of('=')+1, value.length());
+                       }
+               }else{
+                       key = value;
+                       value = 1;
+               }
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function splitAtEquals. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+
+inline bool inUsersGroups(string groupname, vector<string> Groups) {
+       try {
+               for (int i = 0; i < Groups.size(); i++) {
+                       if (groupname == Groups[i]) { return true; }
+               }
+               return false;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function inUsersGroups. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+//returns true if any of the strings in first vector are in second vector
+inline bool inUsersGroups(vector<string> groupnames, vector<string> Groups) {
+       try {
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < groupnames.size(); i++) {
+                       if (inUsersGroups(groupnames[i], Groups)) { return true; }
+               }
+               return false;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function inUsersGroups. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/***********************************************************************/
+//this function determines if the user has given us labels that are smaller than the given label.
+//if so then it returns true so that the calling function can run the previous valid distance.
+//it's a "smart" distance function.  It also checks for invalid labels.
+inline bool anyLabelsToProcess(string label, set<string>& userLabels, string errorOff) {
+       try {
+               
+               set<string>::iterator it;
+               vector<float> orderFloat;
+               map<string, float> userMap;  //the conversion process removes trailing 0's which we need to put back
+               map<string, float>::iterator it2;
+               float labelFloat;
+               bool smaller = false;
+               
+               //unique is the smallest line
+               if (label == "unique") {  return false;  }
+               else { convert(label, labelFloat); }
+               
+               //go through users set and make them floats
+               for(it = userLabels.begin(); it != userLabels.end(); ++it) {
+                       
+                       float temp;
+                       if ((*it != "unique") && (convertTestFloat(*it, temp) == true)){
+                               convert(*it, temp);
+                               orderFloat.push_back(temp);
+                               userMap[*it] = temp;
+                       }else if (*it == "unique") { 
+                               orderFloat.push_back(-1.0);
+                               userMap["unique"] = -1.0;
+                       }else {
+                               if (errorOff == "") {  cout << *it << " is not a valid label." << endl;  }
+                               userLabels.erase(*it); 
+                               it--;
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               //sort order
+               sort(orderFloat.begin(), orderFloat.end());
+               
+               /*************************************************/
+               //is this label bigger than any of the users labels
+               /*************************************************/
+                               
+               //loop through order until you find a label greater than label
+               for (int i = 0; i < orderFloat.size(); i++) {
+                       if (orderFloat[i] < labelFloat) {
+                               smaller = true;
+                               if (orderFloat[i] == -1) { 
+                                       if (errorOff == "") { cout << "Your file does not include the label unique." << endl; }
+                                       userLabels.erase("unique");
+                               }
+                               else {  
+                                       if (errorOff == "") { cout << "Your file does not include the label " << endl; }
+                                       string s = "";
+                                       for (it2 = userMap.begin(); it2!= userMap.end(); it2++) {  
+                                               if (it2->second == orderFloat[i]) {  
+                                                       s = it2->first;  
+                                                       //remove small labels
+                                                       userLabels.erase(s);
+                                                       break;
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                                       if (errorOff == "") {cout << s <<  ". I will use the next smallest distance. " << endl; }
+                               }
+                       //since they are sorted once you find a bigger one stop looking
+                       }else { break; }
+               }
+               
+               return smaller;
+                                               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function anyLabelsToProcess. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+inline void appendFiles(string temp, string filename) {
+       try{
+               ofstream output;
+               ifstream input;
+       
+               //open output file in append mode
+               openOutputFileAppend(filename, output);
+               int ableToOpen = openInputFile(temp, input, "no error");
+               
+               if (ableToOpen == 0) { //you opened it
+                       while(char c = input.get()){
+                               if(input.eof())         {       break;                  }
+                               else                            {       output << c;    }
+                       }
+                       input.close();
+               }
+               
+               output.close();
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function appendFiles. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+inline string sortFile(string distFile, string outputDir){
+       try {   
+       
+               //if (outputDir == "") {  outputDir += hasPath(distFile);  }
+               string outfile = getRootName(distFile) + "sorted.dist";
+
+               
+               //if you can, use the unix sort since its been optimized for years
+               #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
+                       string command = "sort -n -k +3 " + distFile + " -o " + outfile;
+                       system(command.c_str());
+               #else //you are stuck with my best attempt...
+                       //windows sort does not have a way to specify a column, only a character in the line
+                       //since we cannot assume that the distance will always be at the the same character location on each line
+                       //due to variable sequence name lengths, I chose to force the distance into first position, then sort and then put it back.
+               
+                       //read in file line by file and put distance first
+                       string tempDistFile = distFile + ".temp";
+                       ifstream input;
+                       ofstream output;
+                       openInputFile(distFile, input);
+                       openOutputFile(tempDistFile, output);
+
+                       string firstName, secondName;
+                       float dist;
+                       while (input) {
+                               input >> firstName >> secondName >> dist;
+                               output << dist << '\t' << firstName << '\t' << secondName << endl;
+                               gobble(input);
+                       }
+                       input.close();
+                       output.close();
+               
+       
+                       //sort using windows sort
+                       string tempOutfile = outfile + ".temp";
+                       string command = "sort " + tempDistFile + " /O " + tempOutfile;
+                       system(command.c_str());
+               
+                       //read in sorted file and put distance at end again
+                       ifstream input2;
+                       openInputFile(tempOutfile, input2);
+                       openOutputFile(outfile, output);
+               
+                       while (input2) {
+                               input2 >> dist >> firstName >> secondName;
+                               output << firstName << '\t' << secondName << '\t' << dist << endl;
+                               gobble(input2);
+                       }
+                       input2.close();
+                       output.close();
+               
+                       //remove temp files
+                       remove(tempDistFile.c_str());
+                       remove(tempOutfile.c_str());
+               #endif
+               
+               return outfile;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the mothur.h function sortfile. Please contact Pat Schloss at mothur.bugs@gmail.com." << "\n";
+               exit(1);
+       }       
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+inline vector<long> setFilePosFasta(string filename, int& num) {
+
+                       vector<long> positions;
+                       ifstream inFASTA;
+                       openInputFile(filename, inFASTA);
+                               
+                       string input;
+                       while(!inFASTA.eof()){
+                               input = getline(inFASTA); gobble(inFASTA);
+                               if (input.length() != 0) {
+                                       if(input[0] == '>'){    long pos = inFASTA.tellg(); positions.push_back(pos - input.length() - 1);      }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       inFASTA.close();
+               
+                       num = positions.size();
+               
+                       /*FILE * pFile;
+                       long size;
+               
+                       //get num bytes in file
+                       pFile = fopen (filename.c_str(),"rb");
+                       if (pFile==NULL) perror ("Error opening file");
+                       else{
+                               fseek (pFile, 0, SEEK_END);
+                               size=ftell (pFile);
+                               fclose (pFile);
+                       }*/
+                       
+                       long size = positions[(positions.size()-1)];
+                       ifstream in;
+                       openInputFile(filename, in);
+                       
+                       in.seekg(size);
+               
+                       while(char c = in.get()){
+                               if(in.eof())            {       break;  }
+                               else                            {       size++; }
+                       }
+                       in.close();
+               
+                       positions.push_back(size);
+               
+                       return positions;
+}
+/**************************************************************************************************/
+inline vector<long> setFilePosEachLine(string filename, int& num) {
+
+                       vector<long> positions;
+                       ifstream in;
+                       openInputFile(filename, in);
+                               
+                       string input;
+                       while(!in.eof()){
+                               long lastpos = in.tellg();
+                               input = getline(in); gobble(in);
+                               if (input.length() != 0) {
+                                       long pos = in.tellg(); 
+                                       if (pos != -1) { positions.push_back(pos - input.length() - 1); }
+                                       else {  positions.push_back(lastpos);  }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       in.close();
+               
+                       num = positions.size();
+               
+                       FILE * pFile;
+                       long size;
+               
+                       //get num bytes in file
+                       pFile = fopen (filename.c_str(),"rb");
+                       if (pFile==NULL) perror ("Error opening file");
+                       else{
+                               fseek (pFile, 0, SEEK_END);
+                               size=ftell (pFile);
+                               fclose (pFile);
+                       }
+               
+                       positions.push_back(size);
+               
+                       return positions;
+}
+
+/**************************************************************************************************/
 #endif