Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m	(revision 16819)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/consistency/checkfield.m	(revision 16820)
@@ -174,5 +174,5 @@
 end
 
-%Check row of strings
+%Check row of stringrow
 if getfieldvalue(options,'stringrow',0),
 	if(size(field,1)~=1 & size(field,1)~=0),
@@ -180,8 +180,13 @@
 			['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']));
+	if ~iscell(field),
+		md = checkmessage(md,getfieldvalue(options,'message',...
+			['field ''' fieldname ''' should be a cell of strings']));
+	else
+		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