Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 23775)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.m	(revision 23776)
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 classdef organizer < handle
-    properties (SetAccess=private) 
+	properties (SetAccess=private) 
 		% {{{
 		currentstep   =0;
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@
 		color         ='';
 		steps         =[];
+		skipio        = false;
 		requestedsteps=[0];
 		%}}}
@@ -50,4 +51,6 @@
 			org.requestedsteps=getfieldvalue(options,'steps',0);
 
+			%Skip io?
+			org.skipio=getfieldvalue(options,'skipio',0);
 		end
 		%}}}
@@ -56,4 +59,5 @@
 			disp(sprintf('   Prefix:     ''%s''\n',org.prefix));
 			disp(sprintf('   Color:      ''%s''\n',org.color));
+			disp(sprintf('   skipio:     %i\n',org.skipio));
 			if isempty(org.steps)
 				disp('   no step');
@@ -70,4 +74,11 @@
 			if ~ischar(string), error('argument provided is not a string'); end
 			path=[org.repository '/' org.prefix string];
+
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping loading ' path]);
+				md = evalin('base', 'md');
+				return;
+			end
 
 			%figure out if the model is there
@@ -92,4 +103,11 @@
 			if ~ischar(string), error('argument provided is not a string'); end
 			path=[org.repository '/' org.prefix string];
+
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping loading ' path]);
+				md = evalin('base', 'md');
+				return;
+			end
 
 			%figure out if the model is there, otherwise, we have to use the default path supplied by user.
@@ -175,4 +193,10 @@
 			disp(['saving model as: ' name]);
 
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping saving ' name]);
+				return;
+			end
+
 			%check that md is a model
 			if ~isa(md,'model') & ~isa(md,'sealevelmodel'), warning('second argument is not a model'); end
@@ -190,4 +214,10 @@
 			name=[org.repository '/' org.prefix org.steps(org.currentstep).string ];
 			disp(['saving data in: ' name]);
+
+			%Skip if requested
+			if org.skipio,
+				disp(['WARNING: Skipping saving ' name]);
+				return;
+			end
 
 			%check that md is a model