--- branches/new_design/OOPSE-2.0/src/UseTheForce/Shapes_FF.cpp	2004/11/03 16:08:43	1701
+++ branches/new_design/OOPSE-2.0/src/UseTheForce/Shapes_FF.cpp	2004/11/03 18:00:36	1702
@@ -306,13 +306,13 @@ void Shapes_FF::initializeAtoms( int nAtoms, Atom** th
 
   for( i=0; i<nAtoms; i++ ){
     
-    myTypeString = the_atoms[i]->getType();
+    myTypeString = the_atoms[i]->getType().c_str();
     iter = atomTypeMap.find(myTypeString);
 
     if (iter == atomTypeMap.end()) {
       sprintf( painCave.errMsg, 
 	       "AtomType error, %s not found in force file.\n",
-	       the_atoms[i]->getType() );
+	       the_atoms[i]->getType().c_str() );
       painCave.isFatal = 1;
       simError();
     } else {