Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@
 		IssmPDouble* buffer=NULL; //a buffer to read the data from disk
 		IssmDouble* matrix=NULL; //our independent variable
 		int code=0;
-		int vector_type=0;
 
 		/*Set file pointer to beginning of the data: */
-		fid=iomodel->SetFilePointerToData(&code,&vector_type,name);
+		fid=iomodel->SetFilePointerToData(&code,NULL,name);
 		if((code!=5) && (code!=6) && (code!=7))_error_("expecting a IssmDouble, integer or boolean matrix for enum " << EnumToStringx(name));
 
 		/*We have to read a matrix from disk. First read the dimensions of the matrix, then the whole matrix: */
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@
 			else _error_("could not recognize nature of vector from code " << code);
 		}
 		else {
-			_error_("transient elementary inputs not supported yet!");
+			_error_("transient element inputs not supported yet!");
 		}
 	}
 	else{
Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -683,13 +683,12 @@
 	IssmPDouble* matrix=NULL;
 	int*    integer_matrix=NULL;
 	int code=0;
-	int vector_type=0;
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
 	my_rank=IssmComm::GetRank();
 
 	/*Set file pointer to beginning of the data: */
-	fid=this->SetFilePointerToData(&code,&vector_type,data_enum);
+	fid=this->SetFilePointerToData(&code,NULL,data_enum);
 
 	if((code!=5) && (code!=6) && (code!=7))_error_("expecting a IssmDouble, integer or boolean matrix for enum " << EnumToStringx(data_enum));
 
@@ -757,13 +756,12 @@
 	int M,N;
 	IssmPDouble* matrix=NULL;
 	int code=0;
-	int vector_type=0;
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
 	my_rank=IssmComm::GetRank();
 
 	/*Set file pointer to beginning of the data: */
-	fid=this->SetFilePointerToData(&code,&vector_type,data_enum);
+	fid=this->SetFilePointerToData(&code,NULL,data_enum);
 	if((code!=5) && (code!=6) && (code!=7))_error_("expecting a IssmDouble, integer or boolean matrix for enum " << EnumToStringx(data_enum));
 
 	/*Now fetch: */