Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeMatlabEnum.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeMatlabEnum.sh	(revision 3673)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeMatlabEnum.sh	(revision 3674)
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 rm $ISSM_DIR/src/m/enum/*.m
 
-echo "Synchronizong with Matlab's Enums..."
+echo "Synchronizing Matlab's Enums..."
 #Get all lines of EnumDefinitions2.h which hold Enum, | remove all comas | add line number in the first column > put everything in file temp
 cat EnumDefinitions.h | grep "Enum," |sed -e "s/,//g" | awk '{ printf "%s %s\n", NR, $0 }' > temp
@@ -40,5 +40,20 @@
 
 	#write corresponding Matlab file
-	echo "writing file "$NAME".m ($i/$NUMBEROFLINES)"
+	#print info
+	if [ $i -lt 10 ]
+	then
+		printf "\r                                                                      "
+		printf "\r  $i/$NUMBEROFLINES writing file "$NAME".m..."
+	else
+		if [ $i -lt 100 ]
+		then
+			printf "\r                                                                      "
+			printf "\r $i/$NUMBEROFLINES writing file "$NAME".m..."
+		else
+			printf "\r                                                                      "
+			printf "\r$i/$NUMBEROFLINES writing file "$NAME".m..."
+		fi
+	fi
+
 	cat <<END > $(echo $NAME".m")
 function macro=$(echo $NAME)()
@@ -81,2 +96,6 @@
 mv AnalysisTypeFromEnum.m $ISSM_DIR/src/m/enum/
 rm temp
+
+#print info
+printf "\r                                                                      "
+printf "\rdone!\n"
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeStringFromEnum.sh
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeStringFromEnum.sh	(revision 3674)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/EnumDefinitions/SynchronizeStringFromEnum.sh	(revision 3674)
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#Synchronize StringFromEnum.cpp from EnumDefinition.h
+
+#first remove existing files
+rm StringFromEnum.cpp
+rm StringFromEnum.h
+
+echo "Synchronizing StringFromEnum..."
+#Get all lines of EnumDefinitions2.h which hold Enum, | remove all comas | add line number in the first column > put everything in file temp
+cat EnumDefinitions.h | grep "Enum," |sed -e "s/,//g" | awk '{ printf "%s %s\n", NR, $0 }' > temp
+
+#Build File StringFromEnum.h
+cat <<END > StringFromEnum.h
+/*
+* \file StringFromEnum.h:
+* \brief: output string associated with enum
+*/
+
+#ifndef _STRINGFROMENUM_
+#define _STRINGFROMENUM_
+
+char* StringFromEnum(int en);
+
+#endif
+END
+
+#Build File StringFromEnum.cpp
+cat <<END > StringFromEnum.cpp
+/*
+* \file StringFromEnum.cpp:
+* \brief: output string associated with enum
+*/
+
+#include "./StringFromEnum.h"
+
+char* StringFromEnum(int en){
+
+	switch(en){
+
+END
+
+#get number of lines in temp
+NUMBEROFLINES=$(wc -l temp | awk '{printf("%s",$1);}');
+
+# go through the lines of temp
+for i in `seq 1 1 $NUMBEROFLINES`; do
+
+	#Get name and enum of the line i
+	NAME=$(cat temp | grep "^[ ]*$i " | awk '{printf("%s",$2);}' | sed -e "s/Enum//g");
+	ENUM=$i;
+	#offset Enum by one (Enum begins with 0 and not 1!)
+	let ENUM=$ENUM-1
+
+	#print info
+	if [ $i -lt 10 ]
+	then
+		printf "\r                                                                      "
+		printf "\r  $i/$NUMBEROFLINES Adding "$NAME"..."
+	else
+		if [ $i -lt 100 ]
+		then
+			printf "\r                                                                      "
+			printf "\r $i/$NUMBEROFLINES Adding "$NAME"..."
+		else
+			printf "\r                                                                      "
+			printf "\r$i/$NUMBEROFLINES Adding "$NAME"..."
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	#Add corresponding lines
+	cat <<END >> StringFromEnum.cpp
+		case $ENUM :
+			return "$NAME";
+END
+done
+
+#end of file
+cat <<END >> StringFromEnum.cpp
+		default :
+			ISSMERROR("Enum %i not found",en);
+	}
+}
+END
+
+#clean up
+rm temp
+
+#print info
+printf "\r                                                                      "
+printf "\rdone!\n"