i'm writing a small script to submit information to a 'BLAST' server, which searches a database for genetic matches to DNA sequences. the way the process works is you input a DNA or protein sequence, ask the server to search and it returns a search id# and an estimated time of completion. once this time is up, the webpage reloads and usually, the server has underestimated the time it needed to preform the search so it asks you to wait again. once you are done waiting it returns its results.
currently, my script is capable of submitting the sequence using the blast api, storing the id# and estimated time of completion in two different variables, and waiting the alotted amount of time. When the script resubmits the id# to get the results, the page that is returned is chopped off before the </html> tag, however, which is bad because directly after it is a comment which states whether the blast server is still waiting for the results or if the results are ready. i need this info to write an if argument in perl. so long story short, does lwp not return anything after the </html> tag or has anyone run into a similar problem? thanks nate -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
