# RESCRIPt: accepting FASTQ as input to \`orient-seqs\`
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/rescript-accepting-fastq-as-input-to-orient-seqs/27064
**Category:** Developer Discussion
**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/rescript-accepting-fastq-as-input-to-orient-seqs/27064 "2023-07-10T17:46:43Z")
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### Author:  [@mirand863](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/mirand863)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/rescript-accepting-fastq-as-input-to-orient-seqs/27064/1 "2023-07-10T17:46:43Z")
Hi,
I could not find an issue on GitHub about using FASTQ in RESCRIPt's orient-seqs. I would like to know a bit more about the requirements and can work on it shortly.
Best regards,
Fabio
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### Author:  [@colinvwood](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinvwood)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/rescript-accepting-fastq-as-input-to-orient-seqs/27064/2 "2023-07-13T17:11:39Z")
Hello @mirand863,
That's awesome that you want to contribute! If there isn't an issue feel free to open one. It looks like the changes will involve updating the wrapper to `vsearch --orient` to accept and output qiime FASTQ types/formats and use a `--fastqout` option. In case you weren't aware the place to hop in will be [here](https://github.com/bokulich-lab/RESCRIPt/blob/master/rescript/orient.py).
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### Author:  [@Nicholas\_Bokulich](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Nicholas_Bokulich)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/rescript-accepting-fastq-as-input-to-orient-seqs/27064/3 "2023-07-13T18:43:31Z")
Thanks @mirand863 and @colinvwood ! I have opened up an issue here so we can move discussion over there:
[https://github.com/bokulich-lab/RESCRIPt/issues/159](https://github.com/bokulich-lab/RESCRIPt/issues/159)
(also splitting this discussion off to a separate topic in #Developer Discussion )