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  */
 
 #include "validcalculator.h"
+#include "ace.h"
+#include "sobs.h"
+#include "nseqs.h"
+#include "chao1.h"
+#include "bootstrap.h"
+#include "simpson.h"
+#include "simpsoneven.h"
+#include "invsimpson.h"
+#include "npshannon.h"
+#include "shannon.h"
+#include "smithwilson.h"
+#include "heip.h"
+#include "shannoneven.h"
+#include "jackknife.h"
+#include "geom.h"
+#include "qstat.h"
+#include "logsd.h"
+#include "bergerparker.h"
+#include "bstick.h"
+#include "goodscoverage.h"
+#include "efron.h"
+#include "boneh.h"
+#include "solow.h"
+#include "shen.h"
+#include "coverage.h"
+#include "sharedsobscollectsummary.h"
+#include "sharedchao1.h"
+#include "sharedace.h"
+#include "sharedjabund.h"
+#include "sharedsorabund.h"
+#include "sharedjclass.h"
+#include "sharedsorclass.h"
+#include "sharedjest.h"
+#include "sharedsorest.h"
+#include "sharedthetayc.h"
+#include "sharedthetan.h"
+#include "sharedkstest.h"
+#include "whittaker.h"
+#include "sharednseqs.h"
+#include "sharedochiai.h"
+#include "sharedanderbergs.h"
+#include "sharedkulczynski.h"
+#include "sharedkulczynskicody.h"
+#include "sharedlennon.h"
+#include "sharedmorisitahorn.h"
+#include "sharedbraycurtis.h"
+#include "sharedjackknife.h"
+#include "whittaker.h"
+#include "odum.h"
+#include "canberra.h"
+#include "structeuclidean.h"
+#include "structchord.h"
+#include "hellinger.h"
+#include "manhattan.h"
+#include "structpearson.h"
+#include "soergel.h"
+#include "spearman.h"
+#include "structkulczynski.h"
+#include "structchi2.h"
+#include "speciesprofile.h"
+#include "hamming.h"
+#include "gower.h"
+#include "memchi2.h"
+#include "memchord.h"
+#include "memeuclidean.h"
+#include "mempearson.h"
+#include "sharedsobs.h"
+#include "sharednseqs.h"
+
 
 /********************************************************************/
 ValidCalculators::ValidCalculators() {
        try {
-                initialSingle();
-                initialShared();
-                initialRarefaction();
-                initialSharedRarefact();
-                initialSummary();
-                initialSharedSummary();
-                initialVennSingle();
-                initialVennShared();
-                initialTreeGroups();
+               m = MothurOut::getInstance();
+               
+               initialSingle();  
+               initialShared();
+               initialRarefaction();
+               initialSharedRarefact();
+               initialSummary();
+               initialSharedSummary();
+               initialVennSingle();
+               initialVennShared();
+               initialTreeGroups();
+               initialBoot();
+               initialDistance();
+               initialMatrix();
+               initialHeat();
+               
+               for(it = single.begin(); it != single.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = shared.begin(); it != shared.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = rarefaction.begin(); it != rarefaction.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = summary.begin(); it != summary.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = sharedrarefaction.begin(); it != sharedrarefaction.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = sharedsummary.begin(); it != sharedsummary.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = vennsingle.begin(); it != vennsingle.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = vennshared.begin(); it != vennshared.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = treegroup.begin(); it != treegroup.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = matrix.begin(); it != matrix.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = heat.begin(); it != heat.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = boot.begin(); it != boot.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               for(it = distance.begin(); it != distance.end(); it++) { allCalcs.insert(it->first); } 
+               
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function ValidCalculator. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "ValidCalculator");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function ValidCalculator. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }                
 }
-
 /********************************************************************/
-
 ValidCalculators::~ValidCalculators() {}
-
+/********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::printCitations(vector<string> Estimators) {
+       try {
+               
+               for (int i = 0; i < Estimators.size(); i++) {
+                       //is this citation, do nothing
+                       if ((Estimators[i] == "citation") || (Estimators[i] == "default") || (Estimators[i] == "eachgap") || (Estimators[i] == "nogaps") || (Estimators[i] == "onegap")) {}
+                       //is this a valid calculator
+                       else if (allCalcs.count(Estimators[i]) != 0) {
+                               if (Estimators[i] == "sobs") { Calculator* temp = new Sobs(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "chao") { Calculator* temp = new Chao1(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "nseqs") { Calculator* temp = new NSeqs(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "coverage") { Calculator* temp = new Coverage(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "ace") { Calculator* temp = new Ace(10); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "jack") { Calculator* temp = new Jackknife(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "shannon") { Calculator* temp = new Shannon(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "shannoneven") { Calculator* temp = new ShannonEven(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "npshannon") { Calculator* temp = new NPShannon(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "heip") { Calculator* temp = new Heip(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "smithwilson") { Calculator* temp = new SmithWilson(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "simpson") { Calculator* temp = new Simpson(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "simpsoneven") { Calculator* temp = new SimpsonEven(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "invsimpson") { Calculator* temp = new InvSimpson(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "bootstrap") { Calculator* temp = new Bootstrap(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "geometric") { Calculator* temp = new Geom(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "qstat") { Calculator* temp = new QStat(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "logseries") { Calculator* temp = new LogSD(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "bergerparker") { Calculator* temp = new BergerParker(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "bstick") { Calculator* temp = new BStick(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "goodscoverage") { Calculator* temp = new GoodsCoverage(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "efron") { Calculator* temp = new Efron(10); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "boneh") { Calculator* temp = new Boneh(10); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;  
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "solow") { Calculator* temp = new Solow(10); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "shen") { Calculator* temp = new Shen(10, 10); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sharedchao") { Calculator* temp = new SharedChao1(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sharedsobs") { Calculator* temp = new SharedSobsCS(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sharedace") { Calculator* temp = new SharedAce(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "jabund") {  Calculator* temp = new JAbund(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sorabund") { Calculator* temp = new SorAbund(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "jclass") { Calculator* temp = new Jclass(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sorclass") { Calculator* temp = new SorClass(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;  
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "jest") { Calculator* temp = new Jest(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sorest") { Calculator* temp = new SorEst(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "thetayc") { Calculator* temp = new ThetaYC(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "thetan") { Calculator* temp = new ThetaN(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "kstest") { Calculator* temp = new KSTest(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "whittaker") { Calculator* temp = new Whittaker(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sharednseqs") { Calculator* temp = new SharedNSeqs(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;  
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "ochiai") { Calculator* temp = new Ochiai(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "anderberg") { Calculator* temp = new Anderberg(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "kulczynski") { Calculator* temp = new Kulczynski(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "kulczynskicody") { Calculator* temp = new KulczynskiCody(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp; 
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "lennon") { Calculator* temp = new Lennon(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "morisitahorn") { Calculator* temp = new MorHorn(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "braycurtis") { Calculator* temp = new BrayCurtis(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "odum") { Calculator* temp = new Odum(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "canberra") { Calculator* temp = new Canberra(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "structeuclidean") { Calculator* temp = new StructEuclidean(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "structchord") { Calculator* temp = new StructChord(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "hellinger") { Calculator* temp = new Hellinger(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "manhattan") { Calculator* temp = new Manhattan(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "structpearson") { Calculator* temp = new StructPearson(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "soergel") { Calculator* temp = new Soergel(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "spearman") { Calculator* temp = new Spearman(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "structkulczynski") { Calculator* temp = new StructKulczynski(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "speciesprofile") { Calculator* temp = new SpeciesProfile(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "hamming") { Calculator* temp = new Hamming(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "structchi2") { Calculator* temp = new StructChi2(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "gower") { Calculator* temp = new Gower(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "memchi2") { Calculator* temp = new MemChi2(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "memchord") { Calculator* temp = new MemChord(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "memeuclidean") { Calculator* temp = new MemEuclidean(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "mempearson") { Calculator* temp = new MemPearson(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "sharedobserved") { Calculator* temp = new SharedSobs(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else if (Estimators[i] == "kulczynski") { Calculator* temp = new Kulczynski(); m->mothurOut(temp->getName() + ": "); temp->citation(); delete temp;
+                               }else { m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: Missing else if for " + Estimators[i] + " in printCitations."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); }
+                       }else { m->mothurOut(Estimators[i] + " is not a valid calculator, no citation will be given."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); }
+               }
+                       
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "printCitations");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
 /********************************************************************/
 
 bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
@@ -46,11 +226,11 @@ bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
                        if ((single.find(calculator)) != (single.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the collect.single command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the collect.single command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = single.begin(); it != single.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                //are you looking for a calculator for a shared parameter
                }else if (parameter == "shared") {
@@ -58,11 +238,11 @@ bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
                        if ((shared.find(calculator)) != (shared.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the collect.shared command and will be disregarded.  Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator +  " is not a valid estimator for the collect.shared command and will be disregarded.  Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = shared.begin(); it != shared.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                //are you looking for a calculator for a rarefaction parameter
                }else if (parameter == "rarefaction") {
@@ -70,11 +250,11 @@ bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
                        if ((rarefaction.find(calculator)) != (rarefaction.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the rarefaction.single command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the rarefaction.single command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = rarefaction.begin(); it != rarefaction.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                //are you looking for a calculator for a summary parameter
                }else if (parameter == "summary") {
@@ -82,11 +262,11 @@ bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
                        if ((summary.find(calculator)) != (summary.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the summary.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the summary.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = summary.begin(); it != summary.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                //are you looking for a calculator for a sharedsummary parameter
                }else if (parameter == "sharedsummary") {
@@ -94,69 +274,108 @@ bool ValidCalculators::isValidCalculator(string parameter, string calculator) {
                        if ((sharedsummary.find(calculator)) != (sharedsummary.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the summary.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator +  " is not a valid estimator for the summary.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = sharedsummary.begin(); it != sharedsummary.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                }else if (parameter == "sharedrarefaction") {
                        //is it valid
                        if ((sharedrarefaction.find(calculator)) != (sharedrarefaction.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the rarefaction.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimator is ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the rarefaction.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimator is ");
                                for (it = sharedrarefaction.begin(); it != sharedrarefaction.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                }else if (parameter == "vennsingle") {
                        //is it valid
                        if ((vennsingle.find(calculator)) != (vennsingle.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the venn command in single mode and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the venn command in single mode and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = vennsingle.begin(); it != vennsingle.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                }else if (parameter == "vennshared") {
                        //is it valid
                        if ((vennshared.find(calculator)) != (vennshared.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the venn command in shared mode and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the venn command in shared mode and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = vennshared.begin(); it != vennshared.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
                }else if (parameter == "treegroup") {
                        //is it valid
                        if ((treegroup.find(calculator)) != (treegroup.end())) {
                                return true;
                        }else { 
-                               cout << calculator << " is not a valid estimator for the tree.groups command in shared mode and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ";
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the tree.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
                                for (it = treegroup.begin(); it != treegroup.end(); it++) {
-                                       cout << it->first << ", ";
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
                                }
-                               cout << endl;
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                               return false; }
+               }else if (parameter == "matrix") {
+                       //is it valid
+                       if ((matrix.find(calculator)) != (matrix.end())) {
+                               return true;
+                       }else { 
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator +  " is not a valid estimator for the matrix.output command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
+                               for (it = matrix.begin(); it != matrix.end(); it++) {
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
+                               }
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                               return false; }
+               }else if (parameter == "heat") {
+                       //is it valid
+                       if ((heat.find(calculator)) != (heat.end())) {
+                               return true;
+                       }else { 
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the heatmap.sim command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
+                               for (it = heat.begin(); it != heat.end(); it++) {
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
+                               }
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                               return false; }
+               }else if (parameter == "boot") {
+                       //is it valid
+                       if ((boot.find(calculator)) != (boot.end())) {
+                               return true;
+                       }else { 
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator + " is not a valid estimator for the bootstrap.shared command and will be disregarded. Valid estimators are ");
+                               for (it = boot.begin(); it != boot.end(); it++) {
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
+                               }
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                               return false; }
+               }else if (parameter == "distance") {
+                       //is it valid
+                       if ((distance.find(calculator)) != (distance.end())) {
+                               return true;
+                       }else { 
+                               m->mothurOut(calculator +  " is not a valid estimator for the distance command and will be disregarded. Valid calculators are ");
+                               for (it = distance.begin(); it != distance.end(); it++) {
+                                       m->mothurOut(it->first + ", ");
+                               }
+                               m->mothurOutEndLine();
                                return false; }
-
                //not a valid parameter
                }else { return false; }
                
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function isValidCalculator. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "isValidCalculator");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function isValidCalculator. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -168,24 +387,31 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialSingle() {
                single["jack"]              = "jack";
                single["shannon"]           = "shannon";
                single["npshannon"]     = "npshannon";
+               single["shannoneven"]   = "shannoneven";
+               single["smithwilson"]   = "smithwilson";
+               single["heip"]                  = "heip";
                single["simpson"]           = "simpson";
+               single["simpsoneven"]   = "simpsoneven";
+               single["invsimpson"]    = "invsimpson";
                single["bergerparker"]  = "bergerparker";
                single["bootstrap"]     = "bootstrap";
-               single["geom"]          = "geom";
-               single["logsd"]         = "logsd";
+               single["geometric"]     = "geometric";
+               single["logseries"]             = "logseries";
                single["qstat"]         = "qstat";
                single["bstick"]        = "bstick";
-               single["nseqs"]         = "nseqs";
+               single["goodscoverage"] = "goodscoverage";
+               single["nseqs"]                 = "nseqs";
+               single["coverage"]              = "coverage";
+               single["efron"]         = "efron";
+               single["boneh"]         = "boneh";
+               single["solow"]         = "solow";
+               single["shen"]          = "shen";
                single["default"]           = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialSingle");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -194,34 +420,48 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialShared() {
                shared["sharedsobs"]                    = "sharedsobs";
                shared["sharedchao"]                    = "sharedchao";
                shared["sharedace"]                             = "sharedace";
-               shared["sharedjabund"]                  = "sharedjabund";
-               shared["sharedsorensonabund"]   = "sharedsorensonabund";
-               shared["sharedjclass"]                  = "sharedjclass";
-               shared["sharedsorclass"]                = "sharedsorclass";
-               shared["sharedjest"]                    = "sharedjest";
-               shared["sharedsorest"]                  = "sharedsorest";
-               shared["sharedthetayc"]                 = "sharedthetayc";
-               shared["sharedthetan"]                  = "sharedthetan";
-               shared["sharedkstest"]          = "sharedkstest";
-               shared["sharedbdiversity"]      = "sharedbdiversity";
+               shared["jabund"]                                = "jabund";
+               shared["sorabund"]                              = "sorabund";
+               shared["jclass"]                                = "jclass";
+               shared["sorclass"]                              = "sorclass";
+               shared["jest"]                                  = "jest";
+               shared["sorest"]                                = "sorest";
+               shared["thetayc"]                               = "thetayc";
+               shared["thetan"]                                = "thetan";
+               shared["kstest"]                                = "kstest";
+               shared["whittaker"]                         = "whittaker";
                shared["sharednseqs"]                   = "sharednseqs";
-               shared["sharedochiai"]                  = "sharedochiai";
-               shared["sharedanderberg"]               = "sharedanderberg";
-               shared["sharedkulczynski"]              = "sharedkulczynski";
-               shared["sharedkulczynskicody"]  = "sharedkulczynskicody";
-               shared["sharedlennon"]                  = "sharedlennon";
-               shared["sharedmorisitahorn"]    = "sharedmorisitahorn";
-               shared["sharedbraycurtis"]              = "sharedbraycurtis";
+               shared["ochiai"]                                = "ochiai";
+               shared["anderberg"]                             = "anderberg";
+               shared["kulczynski"]                    = "kulczynski";
+               shared["kulczynskicody"]                = "kulczynskicody";
+               shared["lennon"]                                = "lennon";
+               shared["morisitahorn"]                  = "morisitahorn";
+               shared["braycurtis"]                    = "braycurtis";
+               shared["odum"]                                  = "odum";
+               shared["canberra"]                              = "canberra";
+               shared["structeuclidean"]               = "structeuclidean";
+               shared["structchord"]                   = "structchord";
+               shared["hellinger"]                             = "hellinger";
+               shared["manhattan"]                             = "manhattan";
+               shared["structpearson"]                 = "structpearson";
+               shared["soergel"]                               = "soergel";
+               shared["spearman"]                              = "spearman";
+               shared["structkulczynski"]              = "structkulczynski";
+               shared["structchi2"]                    = "structchi2";
+               shared["speciesprofile"]                = "speciesprofile";
+               shared["hamming"]                               = "hamming";
+               shared["gower"]                                 = "gower";
+               shared["memchi2"]                               = "memchi2";
+               shared["memchord"]                              = "memchord";
+               shared["memeuclidean"]                  = "memeuclidean";
+               shared["mempearson"]                    = "mempearson";
                shared["default"]                   = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialShared. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialShared");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialShared. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -232,20 +472,22 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialRarefaction() {
                rarefaction["ace"]                      = "ace";
                rarefaction["jack"]                     = "jack";
                rarefaction["shannon"]          = "shannon";
+               rarefaction["smithwilson"]      = "smithwilson";
+               rarefaction["heip"]                     = "heip";
                rarefaction["npshannon"]        = "npshannon";
+               rarefaction["shannoneven"]      = "shannoneven";
                rarefaction["simpson"]          = "simpson";
+               rarefaction["invsimpson"]       = "invsimpson";
+               rarefaction["simpsoneven"]      = "simpsoneven";
                rarefaction["bootstrap"]        = "bootstrap";
                rarefaction["nseqs"]            = "nseqs";
+               rarefaction["coverage"]         = "coverage";
                rarefaction["default"]      = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialRarefaction. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialRarefaction");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialRarefaction. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -257,25 +499,32 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialSummary() {
                summary["ace"]                  = "ace";
                summary["jack"]                 = "jack";
                summary["shannon"]              = "shannon";
+               summary["heip"]                 = "heip";
+               summary["shannoneven"]  = "shannoneven";
+               summary["smithwilson"]  = "smithwilson";
+               summary["invsimpson"]   = "invsimpson";
                summary["npshannon"]    = "npshannon";
                summary["simpson"]              = "simpson";
+               summary["simpsoneven"]  = "simpsoneven";
                summary["bergerparker"] = "bergerparker";
-               summary["geom"]         = "geom";
+               summary["geometric"]    = "geometric";
                summary["bootstrap"]    = "bootstrap";
-               summary["logsd"]        = "logsd";
+               summary["logseries"]    = "logseries";
                summary["qstat"]        = "qstat";
                summary["bstick"]       = "bstick";
                summary["nseqs"]                = "nseqs";
+               summary["goodscoverage"]= "goodscoverage";
+               summary["coverage"]             = "coverage";
+               summary["efron"]        = "efron";
+               summary["boneh"]        = "boneh";
+               summary["solow"]        = "solow";
+               summary["shen"]         = "shen";
                summary["default"]          = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSummary. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialSummary");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSummary. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -284,34 +533,48 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialSharedSummary() {
                sharedsummary["sharedsobs"]                             = "sharedsobs";
                sharedsummary["sharedchao"]                             = "sharedchao";
                sharedsummary["sharedace"]                              = "sharedace";
-               sharedsummary["sharedjabund"]                   = "sharedjabund";
-               sharedsummary["sharedsorensonabund"]    = "sharedsorensonabund";
-               sharedsummary["sharedjclass"]                   = "sharedjclass";
-               sharedsummary["sharedsorclass"]                 = "sharedsorclass";
-               sharedsummary["sharedjest"]                             = "sharedjest";
-               sharedsummary["sharedsorest"]                   = "sharedsorest";
-               sharedsummary["sharedthetayc"]                  = "sharedthetayc";
-               sharedsummary["sharedthetan"]                   = "sharedthetan";
-               sharedsummary["sharedkstest"]           = "sharedkstest";
-               sharedsummary["sharedbdiversity"]       = "sharedbdiversity";
+               sharedsummary["jabund"]                                 = "jabund";
+               sharedsummary["sorabund"]                               = "sorabund";
+               sharedsummary["jclass"]                                 = "jclass";
+               sharedsummary["sorclass"]                               = "sorclass";
+               sharedsummary["jest"]                                   = "jest";
+               sharedsummary["sorest"]                                 = "sorest";
+               sharedsummary["thetayc"]                                = "thetayc";
+               sharedsummary["thetan"]                                 = "thetan";
+               sharedsummary["kstest"]                                 = "kstest";
+               sharedsummary["whittaker"]                              = "whittaker";
                sharedsummary["sharednseqs"]                    = "sharednseqs";
-               sharedsummary["sharedochiai"]                   = "sharedochiai";
-               sharedsummary["sharedanderberg"]                = "sharedanderberg";
-               sharedsummary["sharedkulczynski"]               = "sharedkulczynski";
-               sharedsummary["sharedkulczynskicody"]   = "sharedkulczynskicody";
-               sharedsummary["sharedlennon"]                   = "sharedlennon";
-               sharedsummary["sharedmorisitahorn"]             = "sharedmorisitahorn";
-               sharedsummary["sharedbraycurtis"]               = "sharedbraycurtis";
+               sharedsummary["ochiai"]                                 = "ochiai";
+               sharedsummary["anderberg"]                              = "anderberg";
+               sharedsummary["kulczynski"]                             = "kulczynski";
+               sharedsummary["kulczynskicody"]                 = "kulczynskicody";
+               sharedsummary["lennon"]                                 = "lennon";
+               sharedsummary["morisitahorn"]                   = "morisitahorn";
+               sharedsummary["braycurtis"]                             = "braycurtis";
+               sharedsummary["odum"]                                   = "odum";
+               sharedsummary["canberra"]                               = "canberra";
+               sharedsummary["structeuclidean"]                = "structeuclidean";
+               sharedsummary["structchord"]                    = "structchord";
+               sharedsummary["hellinger"]                              = "hellinger";
+               sharedsummary["manhattan"]                              = "manhattan";
+               sharedsummary["structpearson"]                  = "structpearson";
+               sharedsummary["structkulczynski"]               = "structkulczynski";
+               sharedsummary["structchi2"]                             = "structchi2";
+               sharedsummary["soergel"]                                = "soergel";
+               sharedsummary["spearman"]                               = "spearman";
+               sharedsummary["speciesprofile"]                 = "speciesprofile";
+               sharedsummary["hamming"]                                = "hamming";
+               sharedsummary["gower"]                                  = "gower";
+               sharedsummary["memchi2"]                                = "memchi2";
+               sharedsummary["memchord"]                               = "memchord";
+               sharedsummary["memeuclidean"]                   = "memeuclidean";
+               sharedsummary["mempearson"]                             = "mempearson";
                sharedsummary["default"]                                = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSharedSummary. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialSharedSummary");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSharedSummary. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 
@@ -324,13 +587,9 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialSharedRarefact() {
                sharedrarefaction["default"]        = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSharedRarefact. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialSharedRarefact");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSharedRarefact. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 
@@ -339,18 +598,14 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialVennSingle() {
        try {
                vennsingle["sobs"]              = "sobs";
                vennsingle["chao"]                  = "chao";
-               vennsingle["ace"]                               = "ace";
+               vennsingle["ace"]                       = "ace";
                vennsingle["jack"]                  = "jack";
-               vennsingle["default"]                   = "default";
+               vennsingle["default"]           = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialVennSingle");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
@@ -362,41 +617,306 @@ void ValidCalculators::initialVennShared() {
                vennshared["default"]           = "default";
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialVennShared");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialSingle. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
-               exit(1);
-       }       
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void ValidCalculators::initialTreeGroups() {
        try {   
-               treegroup["sharedjabund"]                       = "sharedjabund";
-               treegroup["sharedsorensonabund"]        = "sharedsorensonabund";
-               treegroup["sharedjclass"]                       = "sharedjclass";
-               treegroup["sharedsorclass"]                     = "sharedsorclass";
-               treegroup["sharedjest"]                         = "sharedjest";
-               treegroup["sharedsorest"]                       = "sharedsorest";
-               treegroup["sharedthetayc"]                      = "sharedthetayc";
-               treegroup["sharedthetan"]                       = "sharedthetan";
-               treegroup["sharedmorisitahorn"]         = "sharedmorisitahorn";
+               treegroup["sharedsobs"]                         = "sharedsobs";
+               treegroup["sharedchao"]                         = "sharedchao";
+               treegroup["sharedace"]                          = "sharedace";
+               treegroup["jabund"]                                     = "jabund";
+               treegroup["sorabund"]                           = "sorabund";
+               treegroup["jclass"]                                     = "jclass";
+               treegroup["sorclass"]                           = "sorclass";
+               treegroup["jest"]                                       = "jest";
+               treegroup["sorest"]                                     = "sorest";
+               treegroup["thetayc"]                            = "thetayc";
+               treegroup["thetan"]                                     = "thetan";
+               treegroup["kstest"]                                     = "kstest";
+               treegroup["whittaker"]                          = "whittaker";
+               treegroup["sharednseqs"]                        = "sharednseqs";
+               treegroup["ochiai"]                                     = "ochiai";
+               treegroup["anderberg"]                          = "anderberg";
+               treegroup["kulczynski"]                         = "kulczynski";
+               treegroup["kulczynskicody"]                     = "kulczynskicody";
+               treegroup["lennon"]                                     = "lennon";
+               treegroup["morisitahorn"]                       = "morisitahorn";
+               treegroup["braycurtis"]                         = "braycurtis";
+               treegroup["odum"]                                       = "odum";
+               treegroup["canberra"]                           = "canberra";
+               treegroup["structeuclidean"]            = "structeuclidean";
+               treegroup["structchord"]                        = "structchord";
+               treegroup["hellinger"]                          = "hellinger";
+               treegroup["manhattan"]                          = "manhattan";
+               treegroup["structpearson"]                      = "structpearson";
+               treegroup["structkulczynski"]           = "structkulczynski";
+               treegroup["structchi2"]                         = "structchi2";
+               treegroup["soergel"]                            = "soergel";
+               treegroup["spearman"]                           = "spearman";
+               treegroup["speciesprofile"]                     = "speciesprofile";
+               treegroup["hamming"]                            = "hamming";
+               treegroup["gower"]                                      = "gower";
+               treegroup["memchi2"]                            = "memchi2";
+               treegroup["memchord"]                           = "memchord";
+               treegroup["memeuclidean"]                       = "memeuclidean";
+               treegroup["mempearson"]                         = "mempearson";
+               
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
-               cout << "Standard Error: " << e.what() << " has occurred in the ValidCalculator class Function initialTreeGroups. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialTreeGroups");
                exit(1);
        }
-       catch(...) {
-               cout << "An unknown error has occurred in the ValidCalculator class function initialTreeGroups. Please contact Pat Schloss at pschloss@microbio.umass.edu." << "\n";
+}
+/********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::initialHeat() {
+       try {   
+               heat["jabund"]                          = "jabund";
+               heat["sorabund"]                        = "sorabund";
+               heat["jclass"]                          = "jclass";
+               heat["sorclass"]                        = "sorclass";
+               heat["jest"]                            = "jest";
+               heat["sorest"]                          = "sorest";
+               heat["thetayc"]                         = "thetayc";
+               heat["thetan"]                          = "thetan";
+               heat["morisitahorn"]            = "morisitahorn";
+               heat["braycurtis"]                      = "braycurtis";
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialHeat");
                exit(1);
-       }       
+       }
 }
 
+/********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::initialMatrix() {
+       try {   
+               matrix["sharedsobs"]                            = "sharedsobs";
+               matrix["sharedchao"]                            = "sharedchao";
+               matrix["sharedace"]                             = "sharedace";
+               matrix["jabund"]                                        = "jabund";
+               matrix["sorabund"]                              = "sorabund";
+               matrix["jclass"]                                        = "jclass";
+               matrix["sorclass"]                              = "sorclass";
+               matrix["jest"]                                  = "jest";
+               matrix["sorest"]                                        = "sorest";
+               matrix["thetayc"]                               = "thetayc";
+               matrix["thetan"]                                        = "thetan";
+               matrix["kstest"]                                        = "kstest";
+               matrix["whittaker"]                             = "whittaker";
+               matrix["sharednseqs"]                   = "sharednseqs";
+               matrix["ochiai"]                                        = "ochiai";
+               matrix["anderberg"]                             = "anderberg";
+               matrix["kulczynski"]                            = "kulczynski";
+               matrix["kulczynskicody"]                        = "kulczynskicody";
+               matrix["lennon"]                                        = "lennon";
+               matrix["morisitahorn"]                  = "morisitahorn";
+               matrix["braycurtis"]                            = "braycurtis";
+               matrix["odum"]                                  = "odum";
+               matrix["canberra"]                              = "canberra";
+               matrix["structeuclidean"]               = "structeuclidean";
+               matrix["structchord"]                   = "structchord";
+               matrix["hellinger"]                             = "hellinger";
+               matrix["manhattan"]                             = "manhattan";
+               matrix["structpearson"]                 = "structpearson";
+               matrix["structkulczynski"]              = "structkulczynski";
+               matrix["structchi2"]                            = "structchi2";
+               matrix["soergel"]                               = "soergel";
+               matrix["spearman"]                              = "spearman";
+               matrix["speciesprofile"]                        = "speciesprofile";
+               matrix["hamming"]                               = "hamming";
+               matrix["gower"]                                 = "gower";
+               matrix["memchi2"]                               = "memchi2";
+               matrix["memchord"]                              = "memchord";
+               matrix["memeuclidean"]                  = "memeuclidean";
+               matrix["mempearson"]                            = "mempearson";
+               
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialMatrix");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
 
 /********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::initialBoot() {
+       try {   
+               boot["jabund"]                          = "jabund";
+               boot["sorabund"]                        = "sorabund";
+               boot["jclass"]                          = "jclass";
+               boot["sorclass"]                        = "orclass";
+               boot["jest"]                            = "jest";
+               boot["sorest"]                          = "sorest";
+               boot["thetayc"]                         = "thetayc";
+               boot["thetan"]                          = "thetan";
+               boot["morisitahorn"]            = "morisitahorn";
+               boot["braycurtis"]                      = "braycurtis";
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialBoot");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::initialDistance() {
+       try {   
+               distance["nogaps"]              = "nogaps";
+               distance["eachgap"]             = "eachgap";
+               distance["onegap"]              = "onegap";
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "initialDistance");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
 
+/********************************************************************/
+void ValidCalculators::printCalc(string parameter, ostream& out) {
+       try{
+               out << "The available estimators for calc are ";
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a single parameter
+               if (parameter == "single") {
+                       for (it = single.begin(); it != single.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a shared parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "shared") {
+                       for (it = shared.begin(); it != shared.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a rarefaction parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "rarefaction") {
+                       for (it = rarefaction.begin(); it != rarefaction.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a summary parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "summary") {
+                       for (it = summary.begin(); it != summary.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a sharedsummary parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "sharedsummary") {
+                       for (it = sharedsummary.begin(); it != sharedsummary.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "sharedrarefaction") {
+                       for (it = sharedrarefaction.begin(); it != sharedrarefaction.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "vennsingle") {
+                       for (it = vennsingle.begin(); it != vennsingle.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "vennshared") {
+                       for (it = vennshared.begin(); it != vennshared.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "treegroup") {
+                       for (it = treegroup.begin(); it != treegroup.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "matrix") {
+                       for (it = matrix.begin(); it != matrix.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "heat") {
+                       for (it = heat.begin(); it != heat.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "boot") {
+                       for (it = boot.begin(); it != boot.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "distance") {
+                       for (it = distance.begin(); it != distance.end(); it++) {
+                               out << it->first << ", ";
+                       }
+               }
 
+               out << endl;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "printCalc");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/********************************************************************/
+string ValidCalculators::printCalc(string parameter) {
+       try{
+               string output = "The available estimators for calc are ";
+               //are you looking for a calculator for a single parameter
+               if (parameter == "single") {
+                       for (it = single.begin(); it != single.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+                       //are you looking for a calculator for a shared parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "shared") {
+                       for (it = shared.begin(); it != shared.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+                       //are you looking for a calculator for a rarefaction parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "rarefaction") {
+                       for (it = rarefaction.begin(); it != rarefaction.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+                       //are you looking for a calculator for a summary parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "summary") {
+                       for (it = summary.begin(); it != summary.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+                       //are you looking for a calculator for a sharedsummary parameter
+               }else if (parameter == "sharedsummary") {
+                       for (it = sharedsummary.begin(); it != sharedsummary.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "sharedrarefaction") {
+                       for (it = sharedrarefaction.begin(); it != sharedrarefaction.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "vennsingle") {
+                       for (it = vennsingle.begin(); it != vennsingle.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "vennshared") {
+                       for (it = vennshared.begin(); it != vennshared.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "treegroup") {
+                       for (it = treegroup.begin(); it != treegroup.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "matrix") {
+                       for (it = matrix.begin(); it != matrix.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "heat") {
+                       for (it = heat.begin(); it != heat.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "boot") {
+                       for (it = boot.begin(); it != boot.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }else if (parameter == "distance") {
+                       for (it = distance.begin(); it != distance.end(); it++) {
+                               output += it->first + ", ";
+                       }
+               }
+               
+               //rip off comma
+               output = output.substr(0, output.length()-1);
+               output += "\n";
+               
+               return output;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ValidCalculator", "printCalc");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+/********************************************************************/