Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py	(revision 17500)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py	(revision 17501)
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
 from model import model
 from whichdb import whichdb
+import MatlabFuncs as m
 
 class organizer(object):
@@ -40,5 +41,5 @@
 		if not isinstance(prefix,(str,unicode)):
 			raise TypeError("prefix is not a string")
-		if not strcmp(prefix,prefix.strip()) or len(prefix.split()) > 1:
+		if not m.strcmp(prefix,prefix.strip()) or len(prefix.split()) > 1:
 			raise TypeError("prefix should not have any white space")
 		self.prefix=prefix
@@ -60,5 +61,5 @@
 			if not isinstance(trunkprefix,(str,unicode)):
 				raise TypeError("trunkprefix is not a string")
-			if not strcmp(trunkprefix,trunkprefix.strip()) or len(trunkprefix.split()) > 1:
+			if not m.strcmp(trunkprefix,trunkprefix.strip()) or len(trunkprefix.split()) > 1:
 				raise TypeError("trunkprefix should not have any white space")
 			self.trunkprefix=trunkprefix
@@ -123,5 +124,5 @@
 		if not isinstance(string,(str,unicode)):
 			raise TypeError("Step provided should be a string")
-		if not strcmp(string,string.strip()) or len(string.split()) > 1:
+		if not m.strcmp(string,string.strip()) or len(string.split()) > 1:
 			raise TypeError("Step provided should not have any white space")
 		if self._currentstep>0 and string in [step['string'] for step in self.steps]: