Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 17258)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 17259)
@@ -97,12 +97,16 @@
 			%figure out if the model is there
 			if exist(path,'file'),
-				struc=load(path,'-mat');
-				name=char(fieldnames(struc));
-				md=struc.(name);
-				if nargout,
-					varargout{1}=md;
-				end
+				path=path;
+			elseif exist([path '.mat'],'file'),
+				path=[path '.mat'];
 			else
 				error(['Could not find ' path ]);
+			end
+
+			struc=load(path,'-mat');
+			name=char(fieldnames(struc));
+			md=struc.(name);
+			if nargout,
+				varargout{1}=md;
 			end
 		end%}}}