#writing the results into an output HTML file.
$outputfile = 'html_assignment.html';
open (OUTFILE, ">$outputfile");
print OUTFILE
"
Applied Bioinformatics Assignment 1 ";
# user entry of DNA sequence prompt asking if DNA will be manually entered or a file uploaded
#manual input will allow a check to occur to ensure correct entry.
print "To upload a file containing your DNA sequence press 1, or alternativly press 2 to manually enter your DNA sequence \n\n";
$usrinput = ;
chomp $usrinput;