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title: "Load Blast Results"
canonical: "https://help.biobam.com/space/BCD/2287534141/Load%20Blast%20Results"
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> Macro (details)
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> | **Group** | Load/Import |
> | --- | --- |
> | **Argument** | -loadblast or -loadblast31 |
> | **Short Description** | Load Blast Results in various formats. |
> | **Description** | Load Blast results that were created with -outfmt 5 with -loadblast. This is typically an XML file containing multiple Blast results. -outfmt 5 is a legacy format when working with original Blast executables (not recommended) and a compatible format to import data from Diamond Blast.<br>Load Blast results that were created with -outfmt 13/14/15/16 with -loadblast31. Files can be XML, JSON or ZIP. |
> | **Requirements** | - |
> | **Properties File** | ImportBlastResultsAlgoParameters and ImportBlastResults2_2_31AlgoParameters |