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fixed some bugs and added mgcluster command
[mothur.git] / trimseqscommand.cpp
index 132cc6b767956e2c5b522adb4facb9904fc30a78..f7773244bc37d888d4c44818cdd8dd1d020444ba 100644 (file)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TrimSeqsCommand::TrimSeqsCommand(string option){
                
                else {
                        //valid paramters for this command
-                       string AlignArray[] =  {"fasta", "flip", "oligos", "maxambig", "maxhomop", "minlength", "maxlength", "qfile", "qthreshold", "qaverage", "allfiles"};
+                       string AlignArray[] =  {"fasta", "flip", "oligos", "maxambig", "maxhomop", "minlength", "maxlength", "qfile", "qthreshold", "qaverage", "allfiles", "qtrim"};
                        
                        vector<string> myArray (AlignArray, AlignArray+(sizeof(AlignArray)/sizeof(string)));
                        
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TrimSeqsCommand::TrimSeqsCommand(string option){
                        
                        //check for required parameters
                        fastaFile = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "fasta", true);
-                       if (fastaFile == "not found") { cout << "fasta is a required parameter for the screen.seqs command." << endl; abort = true; }
+                       if (fastaFile == "not found") { mothurOut("fasta is a required parameter for the screen.seqs command."); mothurOutEndLine(); abort = true; }
                        else if (fastaFile == "not open") { abort = true; }     
                
                
@@ -72,62 +72,66 @@ TrimSeqsCommand::TrimSeqsCommand(string option){
                        
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "qthreshold", false);       if (temp == "not found") { temp = "0"; }
                        convert(temp, qThreshold);
+                       
+                       temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "qtrim", false);    if (temp == "not found") { temp = "F"; }
+                       qtrim = isTrue(temp);
 
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "qaverage", false);         if (temp == "not found") { temp = "0"; }
                        convert(temp, qAverage);
                        
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "allfiles", false);         if (temp == "not found") { temp = "F"; }
                        allFiles = isTrue(temp);
-
+                       
                        if(allFiles && oligoFile == ""){
-                               cout << "You selected allfiles, but didn't enter an oligos file.  Ignoring the allfiles request." << endl;
+                               mothurOut("You selected allfiles, but didn't enter an oligos file.  Ignoring the allfiles request."); mothurOutEndLine();
+                       }
+                       if((qAverage != 0 && qThreshold != 0) && qFileName == ""){
+                               mothurOut("You didn't provide a quality file name, quality criteria will be ignored."); mothurOutEndLine();
+                               qAverage=0;
+                               qThreshold=0;
                        }
-                       
                        if(!flip && oligoFile=="" && !maxLength && !minLength && (maxAmbig==-1) && !maxHomoP && qFileName == ""){               
-                               cout << "You didn't set any options... quiting command." << endl;
+                               mothurOut("You didn't set any options... quiting command."); mothurOutEndLine();
                                abort = true;
                        }
-                       
                }
 
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class Function TrimSeqsCommand. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "TrimSeqsCommand");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class function TrimSeqsCommand. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
 
 void TrimSeqsCommand::help(){
        try {
-               cout << "The trim.seqs command reads a fastaFile and creates ....." << "\n";
-               cout << "The trim.seqs command parameters are fasta, flip, oligos, maxambig, maxhomop, minlength and maxlength." << "\n";
-               cout << "The fasta parameter is required." << "\n";
-               cout << "The flip parameter .... The default is 0." << "\n";
-               cout << "The oligos parameter .... The default is ""." << "\n";
-               cout << "The maxambig parameter .... The default is -1." << "\n";
-               cout << "The maxhomop parameter .... The default is 0." << "\n";
-               cout << "The minlength parameter .... The default is 0." << "\n";
-               cout << "The maxlength parameter .... The default is 0." << "\n";
-               cout << "The trim.seqs command should be in the following format: " << "\n";
-               cout << "trim.seqs(fasta=yourFastaFile, flip=yourFlip, oligos=yourOligos, maxambig=yourMaxambig,  " << "\n";
-               cout << "maxhomop=yourMaxhomop, minlength=youMinlength, maxlength=yourMaxlength)  " << "\n";    
-               cout << "Example trim.seqs(fasta=abrecovery.fasta, flip=..., oligos=..., maxambig=..., maxhomop=..., minlength=..., maxlength=...)." << "\n";
-               cout << "Note: No spaces between parameter labels (i.e. fasta), '=' and parameters (i.e.yourFasta)." << "\n" << "\n";
+               mothurOut("The trim.seqs command reads a fastaFile and creates .....\n");
+               mothurOut("The trim.seqs command parameters are fasta, flip, oligos, maxambig, maxhomop, minlength, maxlength, qfile, qthreshold, qaverage, qtrim and allfiles.\n");
+               mothurOut("The fasta parameter is required.\n");
+               mothurOut("The flip parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The oligos parameter .... The default is "".\n");
+               mothurOut("The maxambig parameter .... The default is -1.\n");
+               mothurOut("The maxhomop parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The minlength parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The maxlength parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The qfile parameter .....\n");
+               mothurOut("The qthreshold parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The qaverage parameter .... The default is 0.\n");
+               mothurOut("The allfiles parameter .... The default is F.\n");
+               mothurOut("The qtrim parameter .... The default is F.\n");
+               mothurOut("The trim.seqs command should be in the following format: \n");
+               mothurOut("trim.seqs(fasta=yourFastaFile, flip=yourFlip, oligos=yourOligos, maxambig=yourMaxambig,  \n");
+               mothurOut("maxhomop=yourMaxhomop, minlength=youMinlength, maxlength=yourMaxlength)  \n");       
+               mothurOut("Example trim.seqs(fasta=abrecovery.fasta, flip=..., oligos=..., maxambig=..., maxhomop=..., minlength=..., maxlength=...).\n");
+               mothurOut("Note: No spaces between parameter labels (i.e. fasta), '=' and parameters (i.e.yourFasta).\n");
+               mothurOut("For more details please check out the wiki http://www.mothur.org/wiki/Trim.seqs .\n\n");
 
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class Function help. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "help");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class function help. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 
@@ -141,21 +145,21 @@ int TrimSeqsCommand::execute(){
        try{
        
                if (abort == true) { return 0; }
-       
-               vector<ofstream*> groupFileNames;
-               vector<ofstream*> fastaFileNames;
-               if(oligoFile != "")     {       getOligos(fastaFileNames, groupFileNames);      }
 
                ifstream inFASTA;
                openInputFile(fastaFile, inFASTA);
-
+               
                ofstream outFASTA;
                string trimSeqFile = getRootName(fastaFile) + "trim.fasta";
                openOutputFile(trimSeqFile, outFASTA);
                
                ofstream outGroups;
-               string groupFile = getRootName(fastaFile) + "groups"; 
-               openOutputFile(groupFile, outGroups);
+               vector<ofstream*> fastaFileNames;
+               if(oligoFile != ""){
+                       string groupFile = getRootName(fastaFile) + "groups"; 
+                       openOutputFile(groupFile, outGroups);
+                       getOligos(fastaFileNames);
+               }
                
                ofstream scrapFASTA;
                string scrapSeqFile = getRootName(fastaFile) + "scrap.fasta";
@@ -165,60 +169,66 @@ int TrimSeqsCommand::execute(){
                if(qFileName != "")     {       openInputFile(qFileName, qFile);        }
                
                bool success;
-               
+                       
                while(!inFASTA.eof()){
                        Sequence currSeq(inFASTA);
                        string origSeq = currSeq.getUnaligned();
-                       int group;
-                       string trashCode = "";
-                       
-                       if(qFileName != ""){
-                               if(qThreshold != 0)             {       success = stripQualThreshold(currSeq, qFile);   }
-                               else if(qAverage != 0)  {       success = cullQualAverage(currSeq, qFile);              }
-                               if(!success)                    {       trashCode += 'q';                                                               }
-                       }
-                       if(barcodes.size() != 0){
-                               success = stripBarcode(currSeq, group);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'b';       }
-                       }
-                       if(numFPrimers != 0){
-                               success = stripForward(currSeq);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'f';       }
-                       }
-                       if(numRPrimers != 0){
-                               success = stripReverse(currSeq);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'r';       }
-                       }
-                       if(minLength > 0 || maxLength > 0){
-                               success = cullLength(currSeq);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'l';       }
-                       }
-                       if(maxHomoP > 0){
-                               success = cullHomoP(currSeq);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'h';       }
-                       }
-                       if(maxAmbig != -1){
-                               success = cullAmbigs(currSeq);
-                               if(!success){   trashCode += 'n';       }
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(flip){       currSeq.reverseComplement();    }               // should go last                       
-                       
-                       if(trashCode.length() == 0){
-                               currSeq.printSequence(outFASTA);
+                       if (origSeq != "") {
+                               int group;
+                               string trashCode = "";
+                               
+                               if(qFileName != ""){
+                                       if(qThreshold != 0)             {       success = stripQualThreshold(currSeq, qFile);   }
+                                       else if(qAverage != 0)  {       success = cullQualAverage(currSeq, qFile);              }
+                                       if ((!qtrim) && (origSeq.length() != currSeq.getUnaligned().length())) { 
+                                               success = 0; //if you don't want to trim and the sequence does not meet quality requirements, move to scrap
+                                       }
+                                       if(!success)                    {       trashCode += 'q';                                                               }
+                               }
                                if(barcodes.size() != 0){
-                                       outGroups << currSeq.getName() << '\t' << groupVector[group] << endl;
                                        
-                                       if(allFiles){
-                                               *groupFileNames[group] << currSeq.getName() << '\t' << groupVector[group] << endl;                                      
-                                               currSeq.printSequence(*fastaFileNames[group]);                                  
+                                       success = stripBarcode(currSeq, group);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'b';       }
+                               }
+                               if(numFPrimers != 0){
+                                       success = stripForward(currSeq);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'f';       }
+                               }
+                               if(numRPrimers != 0){
+                                       success = stripReverse(currSeq);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'r';       }
+                               }
+                               if(minLength > 0 || maxLength > 0){
+                                       success = cullLength(currSeq);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'l'; }
+                               }
+                               if(maxHomoP > 0){
+                                       success = cullHomoP(currSeq);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'h';       }
+                               }
+                               if(maxAmbig != -1){
+                                       success = cullAmbigs(currSeq);
+                                       if(!success){   trashCode += 'n';       }
+                               }
+                               
+                               if(flip){       currSeq.reverseComplement();    }               // should go last                       
+                               
+                               if(trashCode.length() == 0){
+                                       currSeq.setAligned(currSeq.getUnaligned());  //this is because of a modification we made to the sequence class to fix a bug.  all seqs have an aligned version, which is the version that gets printed.
+                                       currSeq.printSequence(outFASTA);
+                                       if(barcodes.size() != 0){
+                                               outGroups << currSeq.getName() << '\t' << groupVector[group] << endl;
+                                               
+                                               if(allFiles){
+                                                       currSeq.printSequence(*fastaFileNames[group]);                                  
+                                               }
                                        }
                                }
-                       }
-                       else{
-                               currSeq.setName(currSeq.getName() + '|' + trashCode);
-                               currSeq.setUnaligned(origSeq);
-                               currSeq.printSequence(scrapFASTA);
+                               else{
+                                       currSeq.setName(currSeq.getName() + '|' + trashCode);
+                                       currSeq.setUnaligned(origSeq);
+                                       currSeq.printSequence(scrapFASTA);
+                               }
                        }
                        gobble(inFASTA);
                }
@@ -226,288 +236,356 @@ int TrimSeqsCommand::execute(){
                outFASTA.close();
                scrapFASTA.close();
                outGroups.close();
+               if(qFileName != "")     {       qFile.close();  }
                
-               for(int i=0;i<groupFileNames.size();i++){
-                       groupFileNames[i]->close();
-                       delete groupFileNames[i];
-
+               for(int i=0;i<fastaFileNames.size();i++){
                        fastaFileNames[i]->close();
                        delete fastaFileNames[i];
+               }               
+               
+               for(int i=0;i<fastaFileNames.size();i++){
+                       string seqName;
+                       openInputFile(getRootName(fastaFile) + groupVector[i] + ".fasta", inFASTA);
+                       ofstream outGroups;
+                       openOutputFile(getRootName(fastaFile) + groupVector[i] + ".groups", outGroups);
+                       
+                       while(!inFASTA.eof()){
+                               if(inFASTA.get() == '>'){
+                                       inFASTA >> seqName;
+                                       outGroups << seqName << '\t' << groupVector[i] << endl;
+                               }
+                               while (!inFASTA.eof())  {       char c = inFASTA.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){        break;  }       }
+                       }
+                       outGroups.close();
+                       inFASTA.close();
                }
                
+               
                return 0;               
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class Function execute. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the TrimSeqsCommand class function execute. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "execute");
                exit(1);
        }
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
-void TrimSeqsCommand::getOligos(vector<ofstream*>& outFASTAVec, vector<ofstream*>& outGroupsVec){
-       
-       ifstream inOligos;
-       openInputFile(oligoFile, inOligos);
-
-       ofstream test;
-       
-       string type, oligo, group;
-       int index=0;
-       
-       while(!inOligos.eof()){
-               inOligos >> type;
+void TrimSeqsCommand::getOligos(vector<ofstream*>& outFASTAVec){
+       try {
+               ifstream inOligos;
+               openInputFile(oligoFile, inOligos);
                
-               if(type[0] == '#'){
-                       while (!inOligos.eof()) {       char c = inOligos.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){       break;  }       } // get rest of line if there's any crap there
-               }
-               else{
-                       inOligos >> oligo;
-                       
-                       for(int i=0;i<oligo.length();i++){
-                               oligo[i] = toupper(oligo[i]);
-                               if(oligo[i] == 'U')     {       oligo[i] = 'T'; }
-                       }
+               ofstream test;
+               
+               string type, oligo, group;
+               int index=0;
+               
+               while(!inOligos.eof()){
+                       inOligos >> type;
                        
-                       if(type == "forward"){
-                               forPrimer.push_back(oligo);
-                       }
-                       else if(type == "reverse"){
-                               revPrimer.push_back(oligo);
+                       if(type[0] == '#'){
+                               while (!inOligos.eof()) {       char c = inOligos.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){       break;  }       } // get rest of line if there's any crap there
                        }
-                       else if(type == "barcode"){
-                               inOligos >> group;
-                               barcodes[oligo]=index++;
-                               groupVector.push_back(group);
+                       else{
+                               inOligos >> oligo;
+                               
+                               for(int i=0;i<oligo.length();i++){
+                                       oligo[i] = toupper(oligo[i]);
+                                       if(oligo[i] == 'U')     {       oligo[i] = 'T'; }
+                               }
+                               
+                               if(type == "forward"){
+                                       forPrimer.push_back(oligo);
+                               }
+                               else if(type == "reverse"){
+                                       revPrimer.push_back(oligo);
+                               }
+                               else if(type == "barcode"){
+                                       inOligos >> group;
+                                       barcodes[oligo]=index++;
+                                       groupVector.push_back(group);
                                        
-                               if(allFiles){
-                                       outFASTAVec.push_back(new ofstream((getRootName(fastaFile) + group + ".fasta").c_str(), ios::ate));
-                                       outGroupsVec.push_back(new ofstream((getRootName(fastaFile) + group + ".groups").c_str(), ios::ate));
+                                       if(allFiles){
+                                               outFASTAVec.push_back(new ofstream((getRootName(fastaFile) + group + ".fasta").c_str(), ios::ate));
+                                       }
                                }
                        }
                }
+               
+               inOligos.close();
+               
+               numFPrimers = forPrimer.size();
+               numRPrimers = revPrimer.size();
+               
        }
-       
-       numFPrimers = forPrimer.size();
-       numRPrimers = revPrimer.size();
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "getOligos");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, int& group){
-       
-       string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-               string oligo = it->first;
-               if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                       success = 0;
-                       break;
-               }
+       try {
+               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
                
-               if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                       group = it->second;
-                       seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                       success = 1;
-                       break;
+               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+                       string oligo = it->first;
+                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                               success = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                               group = it->second;
+                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                               success = 1;
+                               break;
+                       }
                }
+               return success;
+               
        }
-       return success;
-       
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "stripBarcode");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::stripForward(Sequence& seq){
-       
-       string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       for(int i=0;i<numFPrimers;i++){
-               string oligo = forPrimer[i];
+       try {
+               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
                
-               if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                       success = 0;
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                       seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                       success = 1;
-                       break;
+               for(int i=0;i<numFPrimers;i++){
+                       string oligo = forPrimer[i];
+                       
+                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                               success = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                               success = 1;
+                               break;
+                       }
                }
+               
+               return success;
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "stripForward");
+               exit(1);
        }
-       
-       return success;
-       
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::stripReverse(Sequence& seq){
-       
-       string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       for(int i=0;i<numRPrimers;i++){
-               string oligo = revPrimer[i];
+       try {
+               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
                
-               if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                       success = 0;
-                       break;
-               }
+               for(int i=0;i<numRPrimers;i++){
+                       string oligo = revPrimer[i];
+                       
+                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                               success = 0;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
+                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
+                               success = 1;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }       
+               return success;
                
-               if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
-                       seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
-                       success = 1;
-                       break;
-               }
-       }       
-       return success;
-       
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "stripReverse");
+               exit(1);
+       }
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::cullLength(Sequence& seq){
+       try {
        
-       int length = seq.getNumBases();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       if(length >= minLength && maxLength == 0)                       {       success = 1;    }
-       else if(length >= minLength && length <= maxLength)     {       success = 1;    }
-       else                                                                                            {       success = 0;    }
+               int length = seq.getNumBases();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
+               
+               if(length >= minLength && maxLength == 0)                       {       success = 1;    }
+               else if(length >= minLength && length <= maxLength)     {       success = 1;    }
+               else                                                                                            {       success = 0;    }
+               
+               return success;
        
-       return success;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "cullLength");
+               exit(1);
+       }
        
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::cullHomoP(Sequence& seq){
-       
-       int longHomoP = seq.getLongHomoPolymer();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       if(longHomoP <= maxHomoP){      success = 1;    }
-       else                                    {       success = 0;    }
-       
-       return success;
+       try {
+               int longHomoP = seq.getLongHomoPolymer();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
+               
+               if(longHomoP <= maxHomoP){      success = 1;    }
+               else                                    {       success = 0;    }
+               
+               return success;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "cullHomoP");
+               exit(1);
+       }
        
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::cullAmbigs(Sequence& seq){
-       
-       int numNs = seq.getAmbigBases();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       
-       if(numNs <= maxAmbig)   {       success = 1;    }
-       else                                    {       success = 0;    }
-       
-       return success;
+       try {
+               int numNs = seq.getAmbigBases();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
+               
+               if(numNs <= maxAmbig)   {       success = 1;    }
+               else                                    {       success = 0;    }
+               
+               return success;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "cullAmbigs");
+               exit(1);
+       }
        
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::compareDNASeq(string oligo, string seq){
-       
-       bool success = 1;
-       int length = oligo.length();
-       
-       for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
-               
-               if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
-                       if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C')    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))                                {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                       else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }                       
+       try {
+               bool success = 1;
+               int length = oligo.length();
+               
+               for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
                        
-                       if(success == 0)        {       break;  }
-               }
-               else{
-                       success = 1;
+                       if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
+                               if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C')    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))                                {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                               else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }                       
+                               
+                               if(success == 0)        {       break;  }
+                       }
+                       else{
+                               success = 1;
+                       }
                }
+               
+               return success;
        }
-       
-       return success;
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "compareDNASeq");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::stripQualThreshold(Sequence& seq, ifstream& qFile){
-       
-       string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-       int seqLength = rawSequence.length();
-       string name;
-       
-       qFile >> name;
-       if(name.substr(1) != seq.getName())     {       cout << "sequence name mismatch btwn fasta and qual file" << endl;      }
-       while (!qFile.eof())    {       char c = qFile.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){  break;  }       }
-       
-       int score;
-       int end = seqLength;
-       
-       for(int i=0;i<seqLength;i++){
-               qFile >> score;
-
-               if(score <= qThreshold){
-                       end = i;
-                       break;
+       try {
+               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+               int seqLength = rawSequence.length();
+               string name;
+               
+               qFile >> name;
+               if (name.length() != 0) {  if(name.substr(1) != seq.getName())  {       mothurOut("sequence name mismatch btwn fasta and qual file"); mothurOutEndLine();       }  } 
+               while (!qFile.eof())    {       char c = qFile.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){  break;  }       }
+               
+               int score;
+               int end = seqLength;
+               
+               for(int i=0;i<seqLength;i++){
+                       qFile >> score;
+                       
+                       if(score <= qThreshold){
+                               end = i;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               for(int i=end+1;i<seqLength;i++){
+                       qFile >> score;
                }
+               
+               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,end));
+               
+               return 1;
        }
-       for(int i=end+1;i<seqLength;i++){
-               qFile >> score;
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "stripQualThreshold");
+               exit(1);
        }
-
-       seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,end));
-
-       return 1;
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
 
 bool TrimSeqsCommand::cullQualAverage(Sequence& seq, ifstream& qFile){
-       
-       string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-       int seqLength = seq.getNumBases();
-       bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-       string name;
-       
-       qFile >> name;
-       if(name.substr(1) != seq.getName())     {       cout << "sequence name mismatch btwn fasta and qual file" << endl;      }
-       while (!qFile.eof())    {       char c = qFile.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){  break;  }       }
-       
-       float score;    
-       float average = 0;
-       
-       for(int i=0;i<seqLength;i++){
-               qFile >> score;
-               average += score;
+       try {
+               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+               int seqLength = seq.getNumBases();
+               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
+               string name;
+               
+               qFile >> name;
+               if (name[0] == '>') {  if(name.substr(1) != seq.getName())      {       mothurOut("sequence name mismatch btwn fasta: " + seq.getName() + " and qual file: " + name); mothurOutEndLine();       } }
+               
+               while (!qFile.eof())    {       char c = qFile.get(); if (c == 10 || c == 13){  break;  }       }
+               
+               float score;    
+               float average = 0;
+               
+               for(int i=0;i<seqLength;i++){
+                       qFile >> score;
+                       average += score;
+               }
+               average /= seqLength;
+
+               if(average >= qAverage) {       success = 1;    }
+               else                                    {       success = 0;    }
+               
+               return success;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               errorOut(e, "TrimSeqsCommand", "cullQualAverage");
+               exit(1);
        }
-       average /= seqLength;
-       
-       if(average >= qAverage) {       success = 1;    }
-       else                                    {       success = 0;    }
-       
-       return success;
 }
 
 //***************************************************************************************************************
-
-