Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 26252)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 26253)
@@ -696,4 +696,7 @@
 							/*create DoubleParam: */
 							this->AddConstant(new IoConstant(scalar,record_name));
+						}
+						else{
+							if(fread(&pscalar,sizeof(IssmPDouble),1,this->fid)!=1) _error_("could not read scalar ");
 						}
 					  }