}
else if (queryFileName == "not open") { abort = true; }
else { m->setFastaFile(queryFileName); }
-
+
+ referenceFileName = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "reference", true);
+ if (referenceFileName == "not found") { m->mothurOut("reference is a required parameter for the seq.error command."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); abort = true; }
+ else if (referenceFileName == "not open") { abort = true; }
+
//check for optional parameters
namesFileName = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "name", true);
if(namesFileName == "not found"){ namesFileName = ""; }