Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py	(revision 16456)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py	(revision 16457)
@@ -138,4 +138,10 @@
 			md = md.checkmessage("file provided in '%s': '%s' does not exist" % (fieldname,field))
 
+	#Check row of strings
+	if options.exist('stringrow'):
+		if not numpy.size(field,1)==1:
+			md = md.checkmessage(options.getfieldvalue('message',\
+					"field '%s' should have 1 row" %fieldname))
+
 	#Check forcings (size and times)
 	if options.getfieldvalue('forcing',0):