Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/modules/ExpToLevelSet.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/modules/ExpToLevelSet.m	(revision 25058)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/modules/ExpToLevelSet.m	(revision 25059)
@@ -18,4 +18,12 @@
 end
 
+if ischar(contourname),
+	[path,name,ext]=fileparts(contourname); 
+	if strcmpi(ext,'.shp'),
+		%read contour from shapefile
+		contourname=shpread(contourname); 
+	end
+end
+
 % Call mex module
 distance = ExpToLevelSet_matlab(x,y,contourname);