Copying sequences to another computer
I want to write sequences on my desktop, export them to a floppy,
then import them to my laptop.
How should I do it?
Here's two different ways you could copy sequences from one computer to another.
- The easiest way is to just copy the sequence database from
one computer to the other. Sequence databases are saved in
C:\SQDATA\SEQ with a file extension of .SEQ. Just copy the
file(s) to the same location on your laptop.
- To move specific sequences, do the
following on the source computer:
- go to 'Sequence | Print sequence(s)';
- edit the 'Print List' field so that it contains a list
of the sequences you want to move;
- set 'Format' to 'One text file';
- press the 'Print' button and give it a filename;
- copy that file to your laptop;
Then, on your destination computer, do the following:
- go to 'Sequence | Import sequence(s);
- for 'Type of source files', select the second option,
'Text file (Sequences separated by an at-sign (@) in
column #1';
- set the 'Source File' to the transferred file;
- set the 'Destination Database';
- press the 'OK' button to import the sequences.
