On Aug 18, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Fei Shi wrote:

> Hi, Dear perl experts:
>
>          I am a new hand of perl. I use perl because I am trying to  
> use a package called "miRDeep". I install the activeperl 5.10 for  
> windows. Then I used the MS DOS to try perl.
>
>          But there is an error coming out when I tried to run this  
> command their demo: "perl auto_blast.pl 454_aligned.fa precursors.  
> fa-b > signatures".
>
> The error message is as follows:
> Copying subject file 'cp' is not recognized as an internal or  
> external command, operable program or batch file.
> formatting subject file [NULL_Caption] ERROR: Could not open  
> blast_dir_temp/file_subject
>
> Blasting query file against subject file
> [NULL_Caption] WARNING: readdb: wrong version of formatdb was used  
> to make database blast_dir_temp/file_subject.
> [NULL_Caption] WARNING: bartel_100023_x1: readdb: wrong version of  
> formatdb was used to make database blast_dir_temp/file_subject.
> Parsing blast output:
> 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> 'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
>
> But I think the perl code "auto_blast.pl" is tested maturely by the  
> author of the package so I am suspicious that there may be something  
> wrong with my system?
> The MS DOS is 5.1.2600 by windows XP. I wonder if the above error  
> message due to this or other reasons? I really appreciate if someone  
> can point me out of this and give me a clue of the problem.

This is not a pure Perl program, but a mixed Perl-and-Unix program.

-- 
John W Kennedy
Having switched to a Mac in disgust at Microsoft's combination of  
incompetence and criminality.

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