Convert File Type

The Convert File Type template, located in the Templates panel, lets you convert a file from one format to another; for instance, from DNA to protein sequence.

When you select this template, you will immediately be prompted to open the source file. Once you have done so, the New File Type wizard will ask you to specify the output file type.

Press Run to fill in the template based on your selections and perform the conversion immediately or Make to fill in the template without running.

*Note: If you do not designate a file type different from the source sequence, SeqNinja will create a template specifying the same filename and location for both input and output. Clicking Run in this situation will generate an error message.

If you select Make, you can review the information and make any necessary changes before pressing Run:

• To change the source sequence, use the Choose Sequence(s) button (see Add and modify a sequence).

• To change the output format, make a selection from the Format drop-down menu.

• To specify the name and location in which to save the output (see Specify output format and location) press the Save Results button and select a location.

*Note: If you need to convert a file from .gbk to .fasta and back to .gbk while preserving features that would normally be lost during conversion to .fasta, prepend this command with the Set Full File Conversion step.

Example:

Input is as shown in the image.

After running the script, file pBR322.gbk is converted into the file Sample.fasta.