diff --git a/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pxd b/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pxd
index c4c5df4..f74d7ac 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pxd
+++ b/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pxd
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ cdef class Nuc_Seq_Stored(Seq_Stored) :
     cpdef set_quality_char(self, object new_qual, int offset=*)
     cpdef object build_quality_array(self, list quality)
     cpdef bytes build_reverse_complement(self)
-    cpdef str get_str(self)
\ No newline at end of file
+    cpdef str get_str(self)
+    cpdef repr_bytes(self)
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pyx b/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pyx
index 75970eb..6541073 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/dms/obiseq.pyx
@@ -431,9 +431,12 @@ cdef class Nuc_Seq_Stored(Seq_Stored) :
         return len(self._view.get_column(NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN).get_line(self.index))
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        return bytes2str(self.repr_bytes())
+    
+    cpdef repr_bytes(self):
         if self.quality is None:
             formatter = FastaFormat()
         else:
             formatter = FastqFormat()
-        return bytes2str(formatter(self))
+        return formatter(self)
 
diff --git a/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pxd b/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pxd
index b535bd1..1595fb6 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pxd
+++ b/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pxd
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper):
     cdef DMS _dms
     
     cdef inline Obiview_p pointer(self)   
+
+    cpdef print_to_output(self, 
+                          object output, 
+                          bint noprogressbar=*)
         
     cpdef delete_column(self, 
                         object column_name,
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ cdef class Line :
     cdef index_t _index
     cdef View    _view
     
+    cpdef repr_bytes(self)
+
 
 cdef register_view_class(bytes view_type_name,
                          type view_class)
diff --git a/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx b/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx
index 300c753..28433f8 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ cdef dict __VIEW_CLASS__= {}
 
 from libc.stdlib  cimport malloc
 
+from obitools3.apps.progress cimport ProgressBar  # @UnresolvedImport
+
 from ..capi.obiview cimport Alias_column_pair_p, \
                             obi_new_view, \
                             obi_open_view, \
@@ -48,10 +50,13 @@ from ..capi.obidms cimport obi_import_view
 
 from obitools3.format.tab import TabFormat
 
+from cpython.exc cimport PyErr_CheckSignals
+
 import importlib
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
 import json
+import sys
 
 
 cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
@@ -184,7 +189,31 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
         for column_name in self.keys() :
             s = s + repr(self[column_name]) + '\n'
         return s
-    
+
+
+    cpdef print_to_output(self, object output, bint noprogressbar=False):      
+        
+        cdef int i
+        cdef Line entry
+        
+        self.checkIsActive(self)
+        
+        # Initialize the progress bar
+        if noprogressbar == False:
+            pb = ProgressBar(len(self))
+        else:
+            pb = None
+        i=0
+        for entry in self:
+            PyErr_CheckSignals()
+            if pb is not None:
+                pb(i)
+            output.write(entry.repr_bytes()+b"\n")
+            i+=1
+        if pb is not None:
+            pb(len(self), force=True)
+            print("", file=sys.stderr)
+
      
     def keys(self):
         
@@ -757,8 +786,12 @@ cdef class Line :
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        return bytes2str(self).repr_bytes()
+
+
+    cpdef repr_bytes(self):
         formatter = TabFormat(header=False)
-        return bytes2str(formatter(self))
+        return formatter(self)
 
 
     # View property getter