Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/flowequation.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/flowequation.py	(revision 25519)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/flowequation.py	(revision 25520)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'isNitscheBC', 'format', 'Boolean')
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'FSNitscheGamma', 'format', 'Double')
-        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_SSA', 'data', self.fe_SSA, 'format', 's')
-        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_HO', 'data', self.fe_HO, 'format', 's')
-        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_FS', 'data', self.fe_FS, 'format', 's')
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_SSA', 'data', self.fe_SSA, 'format', 'string')
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_HO', 'data', self.fe_HO, 'format', 'string')
+        WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'fe_FS', 'data', self.fe_FS, 'format', 'string')
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'augmented_lagrangian_r', 'format', 'Double')
         WriteData(fid, prefix, 'object', self, 'fieldname', 'augmented_lagrangian_rhop', 'format', 'Double')