Re: [Soaplab-users] Dependent parameters & parameter value variable in ACD

[Sebastien M. <Seb...@un...>]

> Hi Sebastian,
> 
>> I have two questions about parameter value variable in ACD syntax.
>>
>> First, may I use something like
>> 	string: seq [
>>          	standard: "Y" #Mandatory parameter
>>          	knowntype: "string"
>> 		minlength: ${min}
>> 	...]
>> where min is
>> 	integer: min [
>>          	minimum: 14
>>          	maximum: 26
>>          	default: 17
>> 	...]
>> ?
> 
> Although EMBOSS supports the minlength option for the string objects
> current Soaplab doesn't support it. If your command line applications
> are implemented using EMBOSS framework then EMBOSS checks on run-time
> whether the input string lengths have the minimum length specified by
> the minlength option.
> 
> You can have something similar to the above example using EMBOSS but you
> should make sure that in the ACD file you define the referenced options
> before the option that refers them. Also instead of curly brackets
> EMBOSS use parenthesis when referring to a variable value.
> 
> In summary, current Soaplab doesn't have minlength and maxlength
> validation for String objects but you can do this validation in your
> executable. I don't know whether your Soaplab services are for existing
> applications or you are implementing new applications but if you are
> writing new bioinformatics applications using C/C++ then you may use
> EMBOSS framework to implement them, then you would have this type of
> validation at no extra cost.
> 
> Regards,
> Mahmut

OK
I always check this in my application but I wondered if I could check
parameter values before.

Thanks

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Sébastien Moretti