#!perl -w
use strict;
# $Id: translate_seq.PLS,v 1.7 2006/07/04 22:23:29 mauricio Exp $

=head1 NAME

translate_seq - translates a sequence

=head1 SYNOPSIS

translate_seq E<lt> cdna_cds.fa E<gt> protein.fa

=head1 DESCRIPTION 

The script will translate one fasta file (on stdin) to protein on stdout

=head1 FEEDBACK

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Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
the Bioperl mailing list.  Your participation is much appreciated.

  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
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=head2 Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via
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  http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

=head1 AUTHOR

  Ewan Birney E<lt>birney@ebi.ac.ukE<gt>

=cut

use Bio::SeqIO;
use Getopt::Long;

my ($format) = 'fasta';

GetOptions(
	   'format:s'  => \$format,
	   );

my $oformat = 'fasta';

# this implicity uses the <> file stream
my $seqin = Bio::SeqIO->new( -format => $format, -file => shift); 
my $seqout = Bio::SeqIO->new( -format => $oformat, -file => ">-" );


while( (my $seq = $seqin->next_seq()) ) {
	my $pseq = $seq->translate();
	$seqout->write_seq($pseq);
}

__END__
