T-lex does not work and I got error messages, what should I check?

1- Check that all the requirement are there (e.g. program installed, good version of the program)

2- Check the input data:

a) The sequencing data (fastq files) have to be stored in a folder and a sub-folder such as: folder -> subfolder -> X_read1.fastq.

b) The format of the fastq files has to be STANDARD (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTQ_format). Use the script fq_allstd.pl part of the MAQ package. the command line is: fq_allstd.pl sol2std [raw fastq file] > [standard fastq file].

c) The TE names should not contain any special characters (e.g., "~`!@#$%^&*()_-+=").

d) The name of the TE should be short, less than 15 characters.

e) The chromosome and TE names have to correspond in the input files.

 

Last edit: Anna-Sophie Fiston-Lavier 2013-04-19