Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -684,5 +684,4 @@
 	int*    integer_matrix=NULL;
 	int code=0;
-	int vector_type=0;
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
@@ -690,5 +689,5 @@
 
 	/*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));
@@ -758,5 +757,4 @@
 	IssmPDouble* matrix=NULL;
 	int code=0;
-	int vector_type=0;
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
@@ -764,5 +762,5 @@
 
 	/*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));
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/Elements/Tria.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -1994,5 +1994,5 @@
 		}
 		else {
-			_error_("transient elementary inputs not supported yet!");
+			_error_("transient element inputs not supported yet!");
 		}
 	}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 14616)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/objects/IndependentObject.cpp	(revision 14617)
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@
 		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));