> > - Do we need to thinnk about closing files? > > Also a good idea, I think. > > I'll go back and implement get-by-reference and "close the file handle if > there is one when you hit the last record" in the Fasta and Clustal > parsers > and commit them tomorrow morning. I guess that when the parser opens the stream, it should also close it again. However,when an application opens a stream, I guess the application should open it. That leaves a problem with our Parser class opening streams... Ideas? Nico