Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py	(revision 16464)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.py	(revision 16465)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	#Check row of strings
 	if options.exist('stringrow'):
-		if not numpy.size(field,1)==1 and not numpy.size(field,1)==0:
+		if not isinstance(field,list):
 			md = md.checkmessage(options.getfieldvalue('message',\
-					"field '%s' should have 1 row" %fieldname))
+					"field '%s' should be a list" %fieldname))
 
 	#Check forcings (size and times)