Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m	(revision 16455)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m	(revision 16456)
@@ -164,4 +164,18 @@
 end
 
+%Check row of strings
+if getfieldvalue(options,'stringrow',0),
+	if size(field,1)~=1,
+		md = checkmessage(md,getfieldvalue(options,'message',...
+			['field ''' fieldname ''' should have only one row']));
+	end
+	for i=1:size(field,2),
+		if ~ischar(field{i}),
+			md = checkmessage(md,getfieldvalue(options,'message',...
+				['field ''' fieldname ''' values should a cell of chars']));
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 %check file
 if getfieldvalue(options,'file',0),