Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 18937)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/FemModel.cpp	(revision 18938)
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@
 
 	/*Open output file once for all and add output file descriptor to parameters*/
-	if(!trace){
-		output_fid=pfopen(outputfilename,"wb");
-		this->parameters->SetParam(output_fid,OutputFilePointerEnum);
-	}
+	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: */