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 //**********************************************************************************************************************
 vector<string> ShhherCommand::setParameters(){ 
        try {
-               CommandParameter pflow("flow", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "fileflow", "none",false,false); parameters.push_back(pflow);
-               CommandParameter pfile("file", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "fileflow", "none",false,false); parameters.push_back(pfile);
-               CommandParameter plookup("lookup", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "none",false,false); parameters.push_back(plookup);
-               CommandParameter pcutoff("cutoff", "Number", "", "0.01", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pcutoff);
-               CommandParameter pprocessors("processors", "Number", "", "1", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pprocessors);
-               CommandParameter pmaxiter("maxiter", "Number", "", "1000", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmaxiter);
-        CommandParameter plarge("large", "Number", "", "-1", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(plarge);
-               CommandParameter psigma("sigma", "Number", "", "60", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(psigma);
-               CommandParameter pmindelta("mindelta", "Number", "", "0.000001", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmindelta);
-               CommandParameter porder("order", "String", "", "", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(porder);
-               CommandParameter pinputdir("inputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(pinputdir);
-               CommandParameter poutputdir("outputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "",false,false); parameters.push_back(poutputdir);
+               CommandParameter pflow("flow", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "fileflow", "none","fasta-name-group-counts-qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pflow);
+               CommandParameter pfile("file", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "fileflow", "none","fasta-name-group-counts-qfile",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pfile);
+               CommandParameter plookup("lookup", "InputTypes", "", "", "none", "none", "none","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(plookup);
+               CommandParameter pcutoff("cutoff", "Number", "", "0.01", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pcutoff);
+               CommandParameter pprocessors("processors", "Number", "", "1", "", "", "","",false,false,true); parameters.push_back(pprocessors);
+               CommandParameter pmaxiter("maxiter", "Number", "", "1000", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmaxiter);
+        CommandParameter plarge("large", "Number", "", "-1", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(plarge);
+               CommandParameter psigma("sigma", "Number", "", "60", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(psigma);
+               CommandParameter pmindelta("mindelta", "Number", "", "0.000001", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pmindelta);
+        CommandParameter porder("order", "Multiple", "A-B-I", "A", "", "", "","",false,false, true); parameters.push_back(porder);             CommandParameter pinputdir("inputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(pinputdir);
+               CommandParameter poutputdir("outputdir", "String", "", "", "", "", "","",false,false); parameters.push_back(poutputdir);
                
                vector<string> myArray;
                for (int i = 0; i < parameters.size(); i++) {   myArray.push_back(parameters[i].name);          }
@@ -39,6 +38,11 @@ string ShhherCommand::getHelpString(){
        try {
                string helpString = "";
                helpString += "The shhh.flows command reads a file containing flowgrams and creates a file of corrected sequences.\n";
+        helpString += "The shhh.flows command parameters are flow, file, lookup, cutoff, processors, large, maxiter, sigma, mindelta and order.\n";
+        helpString += "The flow parameter is used to input your flow file.\n";
+        helpString += "The file parameter is used to input the *flow.files file created by trim.flows.\n";
+        helpString += "The lookup parameter is used specify the lookup file you would like to use. http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Lookup_files.\n";
+        helpString += "The order parameter options are A, B or I.  Default=A. A = TACG and B = TACGTACGTACGATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGC and I = TACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGC.\n";
                return helpString;
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
@@ -47,6 +51,25 @@ string ShhherCommand::getHelpString(){
        }
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
+string ShhherCommand::getOutputPattern(string type) {
+    try {
+        string pattern = "";
+        
+        if (type == "fasta")            {   pattern = "[filename],shhh.fasta";   }
+        else if (type == "name")    {   pattern = "[filename],shhh.names";   }
+        else if (type == "group")        {   pattern = "[filename],shhh.groups";   }
+        else if (type == "counts")        {   pattern = "[filename],shhh.counts";   }
+        else if (type == "qfile")        {   pattern = "[filename],shhh.qual";   }
+        else { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: No definition for type " + type + " output pattern.\n"); m->control_pressed = true;  }
+        
+        return pattern;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "ShhherCommand", "getOutputPattern");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
 
 ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(){        
        try {
@@ -54,8 +77,12 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(){
                setParameters();
                
                //initialize outputTypes
-//             vector<string> tempOutNames;
-//             outputTypes["pn.dist"] = tempOutNames;
+               vector<string> tempOutNames;
+               outputTypes["fasta"] = tempOutNames;
+        outputTypes["name"] = tempOutNames;
+        outputTypes["group"] = tempOutNames;
+        outputTypes["counts"] = tempOutNames;
+        outputTypes["qfile"] = tempOutNames;
 
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
@@ -96,9 +123,13 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(string option) {
                        }
                        
                        //initialize outputTypes
-                       vector<string> tempOutNames;
-//                     outputTypes["pn.dist"] = tempOutNames;
-                       //                      outputTypes["fasta"] = tempOutNames;
+            vector<string> tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["fasta"] = tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["name"] = tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["group"] = tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["counts"] = tempOutNames;
+            outputTypes["qfile"] = tempOutNames;
+
                        
                        //if the user changes the input directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter 
                        string inputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "inputdir", false);              
@@ -235,7 +266,17 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(string option) {
                        string temp;
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "lookup", true);
                        if (temp == "not found")        {       
-                               lookupFileName = "LookUp_Titanium.pat"; 
+                               string path = m->argv;
+                string tempPath = path;
+                for (int i = 0; i < path.length(); i++) { tempPath[i] = tolower(path[i]); }
+                path = path.substr(0, (tempPath.find_last_of('m')));
+                
+#if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux) || (__linux__) || (__unix__) || (__unix)
+                path += "lookupFiles/";
+#else
+                path += "lookupFiles\\";
+#endif
+                               lookupFileName = m->getFullPathName(path) + "LookUp_Titanium.pat";
                                
                                int ableToOpen;
                                ifstream in;
@@ -245,7 +286,7 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(string option) {
                                //if you can't open it, try input location
                                if (ableToOpen == 1) {
                                        if (inputDir != "") { //default path is set
-                                               string tryPath = inputDir + lookupFileName;
+                                               string tryPath = inputDir + m->getSimpleName(lookupFileName);
                                                m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + lookupFileName + ". Trying input directory " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                                ifstream in2;
                                                ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
@@ -293,7 +334,7 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(string option) {
                                for (int i = 0; i < exepath.length(); i++) { tempPath[i] = tolower(exepath[i]); }
                                exepath = exepath.substr(0, (tempPath.find_last_of('m')));
                                        
-                               string tryPath = m->getFullPathName(exepath) + lookupFileName;
+                               string tryPath = m->getFullPathName(exepath) + m->getSimpleName(lookupFileName);
                                m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + lookupFileName + ". Trying mothur's executable location " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                ifstream in2;
                                int ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
@@ -330,11 +371,20 @@ ShhherCommand::ShhherCommand(string option) {
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "sigma", false);if (temp == "not found")    {       temp = "60";            }
                        m->mothurConvert(temp, sigma); 
                        
-                       flowOrder = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "order", false);
-                       if (flowOrder == "not found"){ flowOrder = "TACG";              }
-                       else if(flowOrder.length() != 4){
-                               m->mothurOut("The value of the order option must be four bases long\n");
-                       }
+                       temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "order", false);  if (temp == "not found"){         temp = "A";     }
+            if (temp.length() > 1) {  m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: " + temp + " is not a valid option for order. order options are A, B, or I. A = TACG, B = TACGTACGTACGATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGC, and I = TACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGC.\n");  abort=true;
+            }
+            else {
+                if (toupper(temp[0]) == 'A') {  flowOrder = "TACG";   }
+                else if(toupper(temp[0]) == 'B'){
+                    flowOrder = "TACGTACGTACGATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGC";   }
+                else if(toupper(temp[0]) == 'I'){
+                    flowOrder = "TACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGC";   }
+                else {
+                    m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: " + temp + " is not a valid option for order. order options are A, B, or I. A = TACG, B = TACGTACGTACGATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGTAGTCGAGCATCATCTGACGCAGTACGTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGCTATGTCAGTGCATGCATAGATCGCATGACGATCGCATATCGTCAGTGCAGTGACTGATCGTCATCAGCTAGCATCGACTGCATGATCTCAGTCAGCAGC, and I = TACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGCTACGTACGTCTGAGCATCGATCGATGTACAGC.\n");  abort=true;
+                }
+            }
+
                        
                }
 #ifdef USE_MPI
@@ -744,8 +794,8 @@ int ShhherCommand::execute(){
 
                
                if(compositeFASTAFileName != ""){
-                       outputNames.push_back(compositeFASTAFileName);
-                       outputNames.push_back(compositeNamesFileName);
+                       outputNames.push_back(compositeFASTAFileName); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(compositeFASTAFileName);
+                       outputNames.push_back(compositeNamesFileName); outputTypes["name"].push_back(compositeNamesFileName); 
                }
 
                m->mothurOutEndLine();
@@ -769,8 +819,9 @@ string ShhherCommand::createNamesFile(){
                for(int i=0;i<numSeqs;i++){
                        duplicateNames[mapSeqToUnique[i]] += seqNameVector[i] + ',';
                }
-               
-               string nameFileName = flowFileName.substr(0,flowFileName.find_last_of('.')) + ".shhh.names";
+               map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = outputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+               string nameFileName = getOutputFileName("name",variables);
                
                ofstream nameFile;
                m->openOutputFile(nameFileName, nameFile);
@@ -819,7 +870,7 @@ string ShhherCommand::flowDistMPI(int startSeq, int stopSeq){
                                }
                        }
                        if(i % 100 == 0){
-                               m->mothurOut(toString(i) + '\t' + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
+                               m->mothurOutJustToScreen(toString(i) + '\t' + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
                        }
                }
                
@@ -828,7 +879,7 @@ string ShhherCommand::flowDistMPI(int startSeq, int stopSeq){
                
                if (m->control_pressed) { return fDistFileName; }
                
-               m->mothurOut(toString(stopSeq) + '\t' + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
+               m->mothurOutJustToScreen(toString(stopSeq) + '\t' + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
 
                ofstream distFile(fDistFileName.c_str());
                distFile << outStream.str();            
@@ -1007,7 +1058,12 @@ void ShhherCommand::getFlowData(){
         
         float intensity;
         
-        flowFile >> numFlowCells;
+        string numFlowTest;
+        flowFile >> numFlowTest;
+        
+        if (!m->isContainingOnlyDigits(numFlowTest)) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: expected a number and got " + numFlowTest + ", quitting. Did you use the flow parameter instead of the file parameter?"); m->mothurOutEndLine(); exit(1); }
+        else { convert(numFlowTest, numFlowCells); }
+        
         int index = 0;//pcluster
         while(!flowFile.eof()){
             
@@ -1344,17 +1400,17 @@ string ShhherCommand::cluster(string distFileName, string namesFileName){
     try {
         
         ReadMatrix* read = new ReadColumnMatrix(distFileName);         
-        read->setCutoff(cutoff);
-        
-        NameAssignment* clusterNameMap = new NameAssignment(namesFileName);
-        clusterNameMap->readMap();
-        read->read(clusterNameMap);
-        
-        ListVector* list = read->getListVector();
-        SparseMatrix* matrix = read->getMatrix();
+               read->setCutoff(cutoff);
+               
+               NameAssignment* clusterNameMap = new NameAssignment(namesFileName);
+               clusterNameMap->readMap();
+               read->read(clusterNameMap);
         
-        delete read; 
-        delete clusterNameMap; 
+               ListVector* list = read->getListVector();
+               SparseDistanceMatrix* matrix = read->getDMatrix();
+               
+               delete read; 
+               delete clusterNameMap; 
         
         RAbundVector* rabund = new RAbundVector(list->getRAbundVector());
         
@@ -1614,7 +1670,9 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeQualities(vector<int> otuCounts){
     try {
         string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
         if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir += m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-        string qualityFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.qual";
+        map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = outputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+        string qualityFileName = getOutputFileName("qfile",variables);
         
         ofstream qualityFile;
         m->openOutputFile(qualityFileName, qualityFile);
@@ -1706,7 +1764,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeQualities(vector<int> otuCounts){
             }
         }
         qualityFile.close();
-        outputNames.push_back(qualityFileName);
+        outputNames.push_back(qualityFileName); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(qualityFileName);
         
     }
     catch(exception& e) {
@@ -1721,7 +1779,9 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeSequences(vector<int> otuCounts){
     try {
         string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
         if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir += m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-        string fastaFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.fasta";
+        map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+        string fastaFileName = getOutputFileName("fasta",variables);
         ofstream fastaFile;
         m->openOutputFile(fastaFileName, fastaFile);
         
@@ -1740,7 +1800,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeSequences(vector<int> otuCounts){
                 
                 for(int j=0;j<numFlowCells;j++){
                     
-                    char base = flowOrder[j % 4];
+                    char base = flowOrder[j % flowOrder.length()];
                     for(int k=0;k<uniqueFlowgrams[index * numFlowCells + j];k++){
                         newSeq += base;
                     }
@@ -1751,7 +1811,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeSequences(vector<int> otuCounts){
         }
         fastaFile.close();
         
-        outputNames.push_back(fastaFileName);
+        outputNames.push_back(fastaFileName); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(fastaFileName);
         
         if(compositeFASTAFileName != ""){
             m->appendFiles(fastaFileName, compositeFASTAFileName);
@@ -1769,7 +1829,9 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeNames(vector<int> otuCounts){
     try {
         string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
         if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir += m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-        string nameFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.names";
+        map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+        string nameFileName = getOutputFileName("name",variables);
         ofstream nameFile;
         m->openOutputFile(nameFileName, nameFile);
         
@@ -1788,7 +1850,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeNames(vector<int> otuCounts){
             }
         }
         nameFile.close();
-        outputNames.push_back(nameFileName);
+        outputNames.push_back(nameFileName); outputTypes["name"].push_back(nameFileName);
         
         
         if(compositeNamesFileName != ""){
@@ -1807,17 +1869,22 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeGroups(){
     try {
         string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
         if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir += m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-        string fileRoot = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
-        string groupFileName = fileRoot + "shhh.groups";
+        string fileRoot = m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+        int pos = fileRoot.find_first_of('.');
+        string fileGroup = fileRoot;
+        if (pos != string::npos) {  fileGroup = fileRoot.substr(pos+1, (fileRoot.length()-1-(pos+1)));  }
+        map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + fileRoot;
+        string groupFileName = getOutputFileName("group",variables);
         ofstream groupFile;
         m->openOutputFile(groupFileName, groupFile);
         
         for(int i=0;i<numSeqs;i++){
             if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
-            groupFile << seqNameVector[i] << '\t' << fileRoot << endl;
+            groupFile << seqNameVector[i] << '\t' << fileGroup << endl;
         }
         groupFile.close();
-        outputNames.push_back(groupFileName);
+        outputNames.push_back(groupFileName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(groupFileName);
         
     }
     catch(exception& e) {
@@ -1832,7 +1899,9 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(vector<int> otuCounts){
     try {
         string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
         if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir += m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-        string otuCountsFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.counts";
+        map<string, string> variables; 
+               variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+        string otuCountsFileName = getOutputFileName("counts",variables);
         ofstream otuCountsFile;
         m->openOutputFile(otuCountsFileName, otuCountsFile);
         
@@ -1849,7 +1918,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(vector<int> otuCounts){
                 
                 otuCountsFile << "ideal\t";
                 for(int j=8;j<numFlowCells;j++){
-                    char base = bases[j % 4];
+                    char base = bases[j % bases.length()];
                     for(int s=0;s<uniqueFlowgrams[index * numFlowCells + j];s++){
                         otuCountsFile << base;
                     }
@@ -1863,7 +1932,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(vector<int> otuCounts){
                     string newSeq = "";
                     
                     for(int k=0;k<lengths[sequence];k++){
-                        char base = bases[k % 4];
+                        char base = bases[k % bases.length()];
                         int freq = int(0.01 * (double)flowDataIntI[sequence * numFlowCells + k] + 0.5);
                         
                         for(int s=0;s<freq;s++){
@@ -1877,7 +1946,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(vector<int> otuCounts){
             }
         }
         otuCountsFile.close();
-        outputNames.push_back(otuCountsFileName);
+        outputNames.push_back(otuCountsFileName); outputTypes["counts"].push_back(otuCountsFileName);
         
     }
     catch(exception& e) {
@@ -1891,7 +1960,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(vector<int> otuCounts){
 
 int ShhherCommand::execute(){
        try {
-               if (abort == true) { return 0; }
+               if (abort == true) { if (calledHelp) { return 0; }  return 2;   }
                
                getSingleLookUp();      if (m->control_pressed) { return 0; }
                getJointLookUp();       if (m->control_pressed) { return 0; }
@@ -1901,15 +1970,15 @@ int ShhherCommand::execute(){
         if (numFiles < processors) { processors = numFiles; }
         
 #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux) || (__linux__) || (__unix__) || (__unix)
-        if (processors == 1) { driver(flowFileVector, compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName, 0, flowFileVector.size()); }
+        if (processors == 1) { driver(flowFileVector, compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName); }
         else { createProcesses(flowFileVector); } //each processor processes one file
 #else
-        driver(flowFileVector, compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName, 0, flowFileVector.size());
+        driver(flowFileVector, compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName);
 #endif
         
                if(compositeFASTAFileName != ""){
-                       outputNames.push_back(compositeFASTAFileName);
-                       outputNames.push_back(compositeNamesFileName);
+                       outputNames.push_back(compositeFASTAFileName); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(compositeFASTAFileName);
+                       outputNames.push_back(compositeNamesFileName); outputTypes["name"].push_back(compositeNamesFileName);
                }
 
                m->mothurOutEndLine();
@@ -1925,6 +1994,40 @@ int ShhherCommand::execute(){
        }
 }
 #endif
+//********************************************************************************************************************
+//sorts biggest to smallest
+inline bool compareFileSizes(string left, string right){
+    
+    FILE * pFile;
+    long leftsize = 0;
+    
+    //get num bytes in file
+    string filename = left;
+    pFile = fopen (filename.c_str(),"rb");
+    string error = "Error opening " + filename;
+    if (pFile==NULL) perror (error.c_str());
+    else{
+        fseek (pFile, 0, SEEK_END);
+        leftsize=ftell (pFile);
+        fclose (pFile);
+    }
+    
+    FILE * pFile2;
+    long rightsize = 0;
+    
+    //get num bytes in file
+    filename = right;
+    pFile2 = fopen (filename.c_str(),"rb");
+    error = "Error opening " + filename;
+    if (pFile2==NULL) perror (error.c_str());
+    else{
+        fseek (pFile2, 0, SEEK_END);
+        rightsize=ftell (pFile2);
+        fclose (pFile2);
+    }
+    
+    return (leftsize > rightsize);     
+} 
 /**************************************************************************************************/
 
 int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
@@ -1935,9 +2038,31 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                
                //sanity check
                if (filenames.size() < processors) { processors = filenames.size(); }
-               
+        
+        //sort file names by size to divide load better
+        sort(filenames.begin(), filenames.end(), compareFileSizes);
+        
+        vector < vector <string> > dividedFiles; //dividedFiles[1] = vector of filenames for process 1...
+        dividedFiles.resize(processors);
+        
+        //for each file, figure out which process will complete it
+        //want to divide the load intelligently so the big files are spread between processes
+        for (int i = 0; i < filenames.size(); i++) { 
+            int processToAssign = (i+1) % processors; 
+            if (processToAssign == 0) { processToAssign = processors; }
+            
+            dividedFiles[(processToAssign-1)].push_back(filenames[i]);
+        }
+        
+        //now lets reverse the order of ever other process, so we balance big files running with little ones
+        for (int i = 0; i < processors; i++) {
+            int remainder = ((i+1) % processors);
+            if (remainder) {  reverse(dividedFiles[i].begin(), dividedFiles[i].end());  }
+        }
+        
+                       
                //divide the groups between the processors
-               vector<linePair> lines;
+               /*vector<linePair> lines;
         vector<int> numFilesToComplete;
                int numFilesPerProcessor = filenames.size() / processors;
                for (int i = 0; i < processors; i++) {
@@ -1946,7 +2071,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                        if(i == (processors - 1)){      endIndex = filenames.size();    }
                        lines.push_back(linePair(startIndex, endIndex));
             numFilesToComplete.push_back((endIndex-startIndex));
-               }
+               }*/
                
         #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux) || (__linux__) || (__unix__) || (__unix)         
                
@@ -1958,7 +2083,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                                processIDS.push_back(pid);  //create map from line number to pid so you can append files in correct order later
                                process++;
                        }else if (pid == 0){
-                               num = driver(filenames, compositeFASTAFileName + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", compositeNamesFileName  + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", lines[process].start, lines[process].end);
+                               num = driver(dividedFiles[process], compositeFASTAFileName + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", compositeNamesFileName  + toString(getpid()) + ".temp");
                 
                 //pass numSeqs to parent
                                ofstream out;
@@ -1976,7 +2101,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                }
                
                //do my part
-               driver(filenames, compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName, lines[0].start, lines[0].end);
+               driver(dividedFiles[0], compositeFASTAFileName, compositeNamesFileName);
                
                //force parent to wait until all the processes are done
                for (int i=0;i<processIDS.size();i++) { 
@@ -1994,7 +2119,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                //Windows version shared memory, so be careful when passing variables through the shhhFlowsData struct. 
                //Above fork() will clone, so memory is separate, but that's not the case with windows, 
                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-               
+               /*
                vector<shhhFlowsData*> pDataArray; 
                DWORD   dwThreadIdArray[processors-1];
                HANDLE  hThreadArray[processors-1]; 
@@ -2025,7 +2150,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                        CloseHandle(hThreadArray[i]);
                        delete pDataArray[i];
                }
-               
+               */
         #endif
         
         for (int i=0;i<processIDS.size();i++) { 
@@ -2035,8 +2160,8 @@ int ShhherCommand::createProcesses(vector<string> filenames){
                        if (!in.eof()) { 
                 int tempNum = 0; 
                 in >> tempNum; 
-                if (tempNum != numFilesToComplete[i+1]) {
-                    m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: main process expected " + toString(processIDS[i]) + " to complete " + toString(numFilesToComplete[i+1]) + " files, and it only reported completing " + toString(tempNum) + ". This will cause file mismatches.  The flow files may be too large to process with multiple processors. \n");
+                if (tempNum != dividedFiles[i+1].size()) {
+                    m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: main process expected " + toString(processIDS[i]) + " to complete " + toString(dividedFiles[i+1].size()) + " files, and it only reported completing " + toString(tempNum) + ". This will cause file mismatches.  The flow files may be too large to process with multiple processors. \n");
                 }
             }
                        in.close(); m->mothurRemove(tempFile);
@@ -2106,12 +2231,12 @@ vector<string> ShhherCommand::parseFlowFiles(string filename){
 }
 /**************************************************************************************************/
 
-int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFileName, string thisCompositeNamesFileName, int start, int end){
+int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFileName, string thisCompositeNamesFileName){
     try {
         
         int numCompleted = 0;
         
-        for(int i=start;i<end;i++){
+        for(int i=0;i<filenames.size();i++){
                        
                        if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                        
@@ -2123,6 +2248,8 @@ int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFil
             double begClock = clock();
             unsigned long long begTime;
             
+            string fileNameForOutput = filenames[i];
+            
             for (int g = 0; g < theseFlowFileNames.size(); g++) {
                 
                 string flowFileName = theseFlowFileNames[g];
@@ -2156,7 +2283,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFil
                 begTime = time(NULL);
                
                 
-                flowDistParentFork(numFlowCells, distFileName, numUniques, mapUniqueToSeq, mapSeqToUnique, lengths, flowDataPrI, flowDataIntI);        
+                flowDistParentFork(numFlowCells, distFileName, numUniques, mapUniqueToSeq, mapSeqToUnique, lengths, flowDataPrI, flowDataIntI);
                 
                 m->mothurOutEndLine();
                 m->mothurOut("Total time: " + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock() - begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
@@ -2274,7 +2401,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFil
                 if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                 
                 vector<int> otuCounts(numOTUs, 0);
-                for(int i=0;i<numSeqs;i++)     {       otuCounts[otuData[i]]++;        }
+                for(int j=0;j<numSeqs;j++)     {       otuCounts[otuData[j]]++;        }
                 
                 calcCentroidsDriver(numOTUs, cumNumSeqs, nSeqsPerOTU, seqIndex, change, centroids, singleTau, mapSeqToUnique, uniqueFlowgrams, flowDataIntI, lengths, numFlowCells, seqNumber);        
                 
@@ -2283,31 +2410,37 @@ int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFil
                 if ((large) && (g == 0)) {  flowFileName = filenames[i]; theseFlowFileNames[0] = filenames[i]; }
                 string thisOutputDir = outputDir;
                 if (outputDir == "") {  thisOutputDir = m->hasPath(flowFileName);  }
-                string qualityFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.qual";
-                string fastaFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.fasta";
-                string nameFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.names";
-                string otuCountsFileName = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName)) + "shhh.counts";
-                string fileRoot = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
-                string groupFileName = fileRoot + "shhh.groups";
+                map<string, string> variables; 
+                variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+                string qualityFileName = getOutputFileName("qfile",variables);
+                string fastaFileName = getOutputFileName("fasta",variables);
+                string nameFileName = getOutputFileName("name",variables);
+                string otuCountsFileName = getOutputFileName("counts",variables);
+                string fileRoot = m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(flowFileName));
+                int pos = fileRoot.find_first_of('.');
+                string fileGroup = fileRoot;
+                if (pos != string::npos) {  fileGroup = fileRoot.substr(pos+1, (fileRoot.length()-1-(pos+1)));  }
+                string groupFileName = getOutputFileName("group",variables);
 
                 
                 writeQualities(numOTUs, numFlowCells, qualityFileName, otuCounts, nSeqsPerOTU, seqNumber, singleTau, flowDataIntI, uniqueFlowgrams, cumNumSeqs, mapUniqueToSeq, seqNameVector, centroids, aaI); if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                 writeSequences(thisCompositeFASTAFileName, numOTUs, numFlowCells, fastaFileName, otuCounts, uniqueFlowgrams, seqNameVector, aaI, centroids);if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                 writeNames(thisCompositeNamesFileName, numOTUs, nameFileName, otuCounts, seqNameVector, aaI, nSeqsPerOTU);                             if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                 writeClusters(otuCountsFileName, numOTUs, numFlowCells,otuCounts, centroids, uniqueFlowgrams, seqNameVector, aaI, nSeqsPerOTU, lengths, flowDataIntI);                 if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
-                writeGroups(groupFileName, fileRoot, numSeqs, seqNameVector);                                          if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
+                writeGroups(groupFileName, fileGroup, numSeqs, seqNameVector);                                         if (m->control_pressed) { break; }
                 
                 if (large) {
                     if (g > 0) {
-                        m->appendFiles(qualityFileName, (thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0])) + "shhh.qual"));
+                        variables["[filename]"] = thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0]));
+                        m->appendFiles(qualityFileName, getOutputFileName("qfile",variables));
                         m->mothurRemove(qualityFileName);
-                        m->appendFiles(fastaFileName, (thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0])) + "shhh.fasta"));
+                        m->appendFiles(fastaFileName, getOutputFileName("fasta",variables));
                         m->mothurRemove(fastaFileName);
-                        m->appendFiles(nameFileName, (thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0])) + "shhh.names"));
+                        m->appendFiles(nameFileName, getOutputFileName("name",variables));
                         m->mothurRemove(nameFileName);
-                        m->appendFiles(otuCountsFileName, (thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0])) + "shhh.counts"));
+                        m->appendFiles(otuCountsFileName, getOutputFileName("counts",variables));
                         m->mothurRemove(otuCountsFileName);
-                        m->appendFiles(groupFileName, (thisOutputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(theseFlowFileNames[0])) + "shhh.groups"));
+                        m->appendFiles(groupFileName, getOutputFileName("group",variables));
                         m->mothurRemove(groupFileName);
                     }
                     m->mothurRemove(theseFlowFileNames[g]);
@@ -2315,7 +2448,7 @@ int ShhherCommand::driver(vector<string> filenames, string thisCompositeFASTAFil
                        }
             
             numCompleted++;
-                       m->mothurOut("Total time to process " + flowFileName + ":\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock() - begClock)/(double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
+                       m->mothurOut("Total time to process " + fileNameForOutput + ":\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime) + '\t' + toString((clock() - begClock)/(double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC) + '\n');
                }
                
         if (m->control_pressed) { for (int i = 0; i < outputNames.size(); i++) { m->mothurRemove(outputNames[i]); } return 0; }
@@ -2344,7 +2477,12 @@ int ShhherCommand::getFlowData(string filename, vector<string>& thisSeqNameVecto
                thisFlowDataIntI.clear();
                thisNameMap.clear();
                
-               flowFile >> numFlowCells;
+               string numFlowTest;
+        flowFile >> numFlowTest;
+        
+        if (!m->isContainingOnlyDigits(numFlowTest)) { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: expected a number and got " + numFlowTest + ", quitting. Did you use the flow parameter instead of the file parameter?"); m->mothurOutEndLine(); exit(1); }
+        else { convert(numFlowTest, numFlowCells); }
+        
         if (m->debug) { m->mothurOut("[DEBUG]: numFlowCells = " + toString(numFlowCells) + ".\n"); }
                int index = 0;//pcluster
                while(!flowFile.eof()){
@@ -2419,9 +2557,8 @@ int ShhherCommand::flowDistParentFork(int numFlowCells, string distFileName, int
                                }
                        }
                        if(i % 100 == 0){
-                               m->mothurOut(toString(i) + "\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime));
-                               m->mothurOut("\t" + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC));
-                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                               m->mothurOutJustToScreen(toString(i) + "\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime));
+                               m->mothurOutJustToScreen("\t" + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC)+"\n");
                        }
                }
                
@@ -2431,9 +2568,8 @@ int ShhherCommand::flowDistParentFork(int numFlowCells, string distFileName, int
                
                if (m->control_pressed) {}
                else {
-                       m->mothurOut(toString(stopSeq-1) + "\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime));
-                       m->mothurOut("\t" + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC));
-                       m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                       m->mothurOutJustToScreen(toString(stopSeq-1) + "\t" + toString(time(NULL) - begTime));
+                       m->mothurOutJustToScreen("\t" + toString((clock()-begClock)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC)+"\n");
                }
         
         return 0;
@@ -2594,14 +2730,15 @@ int ShhherCommand::cluster(string filename, string distFileName, string namesFil
                read->read(clusterNameMap);
         
                ListVector* list = read->getListVector();
-               SparseMatrix* matrix = read->getMatrix();
+               SparseDistanceMatrix* matrix = read->getDMatrix();
                
                delete read; 
                delete clusterNameMap; 
         
                RAbundVector* rabund = new RAbundVector(list->getRAbundVector());
                
-               Cluster* cluster = new CompleteLinkage(rabund, list, matrix, cutoff, "furthest"); 
+        float adjust = -1.0;
+               Cluster* cluster = new CompleteLinkage(rabund, list, matrix, cutoff, "furthest", adjust);
                string tag = cluster->getTag();
                
                double clusterCutoff = cutoff;
@@ -3218,7 +3355,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeQualities(int numOTUs, int numFlowCells, string quality
                        }
                }
                qualityFile.close();
-               outputNames.push_back(qualityFileName);
+               outputNames.push_back(qualityFileName); outputTypes["qfile"].push_back(qualityFileName);
         
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
@@ -3250,7 +3387,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeSequences(string thisCompositeFASTAFileName, int numOTU
                                
                                for(int j=0;j<numFlowCells;j++){
                                        
-                                       char base = flowOrder[j % 4];
+                                       char base = flowOrder[j % flowOrder.length()];
                                        for(int k=0;k<uniqueFlowgrams[index * numFlowCells + j];k++){
                                                newSeq += base;
                                        }
@@ -3262,7 +3399,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeSequences(string thisCompositeFASTAFileName, int numOTU
                }
                fastaFile.close();
         
-               outputNames.push_back(fastaFileName);
+               outputNames.push_back(fastaFileName); outputTypes["fasta"].push_back(fastaFileName);
         
                if(thisCompositeFASTAFileName != ""){
                        m->appendFiles(fastaFileName, thisCompositeFASTAFileName);
@@ -3297,7 +3434,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeNames(string thisCompositeNamesFileName, int numOTUs, s
                        }
                }
                nameFile.close();
-               outputNames.push_back(nameFileName);
+               outputNames.push_back(nameFileName); outputTypes["name"].push_back(nameFileName);
                
                
                if(thisCompositeNamesFileName != ""){
@@ -3322,7 +3459,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeGroups(string groupFileName, string fileRoot, int numSe
                        groupFile << seqNameVector[i] << '\t' << fileRoot << endl;
                }
                groupFile.close();
-               outputNames.push_back(groupFileName);
+               outputNames.push_back(groupFileName); outputTypes["group"].push_back(groupFileName);
         
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
@@ -3351,7 +3488,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(string otuCountsFileName, int numOTUs, int num
                                
                                otuCountsFile << "ideal\t";
                                for(int j=8;j<numFlowCells;j++){
-                                       char base = bases[j % 4];
+                                       char base = bases[j % bases.length()];
                                        for(int s=0;s<uniqueFlowgrams[index * numFlowCells + j];s++){
                                                otuCountsFile << base;
                                        }
@@ -3365,7 +3502,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(string otuCountsFileName, int numOTUs, int num
                                        string newSeq = "";
                                        
                                        for(int k=0;k<lengths[sequence];k++){
-                                               char base = bases[k % 4];
+                                               char base = bases[k % bases.length()];
                                                int freq = int(0.01 * (double)flowDataIntI[sequence * numFlowCells + k] + 0.5);
                         
                                                for(int s=0;s<freq;s++){
@@ -3381,7 +3518,7 @@ void ShhherCommand::writeClusters(string otuCountsFileName, int numOTUs, int num
                        }
                }
                otuCountsFile.close();
-               outputNames.push_back(otuCountsFileName);
+               outputNames.push_back(otuCountsFileName); outputTypes["counts"].push_back(otuCountsFileName);
         
        }
        catch(exception& e) {