[C++ Toolkit ANNOUNCE] Retirement of six NCBI C toolkit converters

[Sayers, Eric (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [E]]

As of December 31, 2019, NCBI will retire the following six C Toolkit executables. Please update any software dependent on these tools as indicated below.

asnval – validates ASN.1 files
Replace with this C++ tool: asnvalidate

asndisc – evaluates single or multiple ASN.1 files for common submission errors
Replace with this C++ tool: asndisc_cpp

asn2gb – converts ASN.1 sequence files to GenBank/GenPept flatfile records
Replace with this C++ tool: asn2flat

tbl2asn – automates the creation of sequence records, generates .sqn files for submission to GenBank
Replace with this C++ tool: table2asn

insdseqget – returns INSDSeq XML for an accession
Replace by using the E-utility EFetch and/or EDirect: https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

sbtedit – allows creation of submission templates
Replace by using the GenBank Submission Template on the NCBI Submission Portal: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/tbl2asn2/#Template

Except for asndisc_cpp, the C++ tools referenced above are available here: ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/toolbox/ncbi_tools/converters/by_program/

Please write to info at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov<mailto:info at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov> if you have questions about these changes.

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