Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 18936)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 18937)
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@
 
 	/*Open output file once for all and add output file descriptor to parameters*/
-	output_fid=pfopen(outputfilename,"wb");
-	this->parameters->SetParam(output_fid,OutputFilePointerEnum);
+	if(!trace){
+		output_fid=pfopen(outputfilename,"wb");
+		this->parameters->SetParam(output_fid,OutputFilePointerEnum);
+	}
 	
 	/*Now save all of these file names into parameters, you never know when you might need them: */
@@ -325,5 +327,5 @@
 	WrapperCorePointerFromSolutionEnum(&solutioncore,this->parameters,solution_type);
 
-	/*run solutoin core: */
+	/*run solution core: */
 	profiler->Tag(StartCore);   
 	solutioncore(this);