write_reading(3) Staden Package write_reading(3)NAME
write_reading, fwrite_reading - Write a Read structure into a trace
file.
SYNOPSIS
#include <Read.h>
int write_reading(
char *filename,
Read *read,
int format);
int fwrite_reading(
FILE *fp,
Read *read,
int format);
DESCRIPTION
These functions write a Read structure into a trace file. The principle
format support is the SCF format. Although reading is supported for ABI
and ALF, writing is not. Additionally, it is possible to write using
the plain (old) staden format files or as Experiment files. In both
these cases only the sequence component of the trace file will be writ‐
ten.
When writing as an experiment file the QL, QR and SQ fields are gener‐
ated from the Read structure. If we previously created the Read struc‐
ture from reading an experiment file then the original experiment file
data is also written. Otherwise EN, ID, LN and LT lines are also gener‐
ated.
write_reading() writes a Read structure to the specified filename in
the specified format. Formats available are TT_SCF, TT_PLNand TT_EXP.
Specifying format TT_ANY will be treated as TT_SCF.
fwrite_reading() writes a Read structure to the specified FILE pointer
in the specified format. Apart from writing to FILE pointer instead of
a filename, the function is identical to write_reading().
RETURN VALUES
On successful completion, the write_reading() and fwrite_reading()
functions return 0. Otherwise these functions return -1.
SEE ALSOread_reading(3), fread_reading(3), deallocate_reading(3), scf(4),
ExperimentFile(4)write_reading(3)
