--- trunk/src/brains/ForceField.cpp	2013/06/16 15:15:42	1879
+++ trunk/src/brains/ForceField.cpp	2013/07/17 20:39:58	1905
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace OpenMD {
 
 namespace OpenMD {
 
-  ForceField::ForceField(std::string ffName) { 
+  ForceField::ForceField(std::string ffName): wildCardAtomTypeName_("X") { 
 
     char* tempPath; 
     tempPath = getenv("FORCE_PARAM_PATH");
@@ -761,13 +761,11 @@ namespace OpenMD {
     ifstrstream* ffStream = new ifstrstream();
     
     //try to open the force filed file in current directory first    
-    ffStream->open(forceFieldFilename.c_str(), ifstream::in | ifstream::binary);
-
+    ffStream->open(forceFieldFilename.c_str());
     if(!ffStream->is_open()){
 
       forceFieldFilename = ffPath_ + "/" + forceFieldFilename;
-      ffStream->open( forceFieldFilename.c_str(),  
-                      ifstream::in | ifstream::binary );
+      ffStream->open( forceFieldFilename.c_str() );
 
       //if current directory does not contain the force field file,
       //try to open it in the path