--- trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/InitializeFromFile.cpp	2004/01/08 15:44:47	906
+++ trunk/OOPSE/libmdtools/InitializeFromFile.cpp	2004/01/08 17:57:19	909
@@ -618,15 +618,21 @@ char* InitializeFromFile::parseCommentLine(char* readL
       return NULL;
     
     //get eta
-    for(int i = 0 ; i < 9; i++){
-      foo = strtok(NULL, " ,;\t");
-      if(foo == NULL){
-	sprintf( painCave.errMsg,
-		 "error in reading eta[%d] from %s\n", i, c_in_name );
-	return strdup( painCave.errMsg );
-      }
-      eta[i] = atof( foo );
+    foo = strtok(NULL, " ,;\t");
+    if(foo != NULL ){
+      for(int i = 0 ; i < 9; i++){
+	
+	if(foo == NULL){
+	  sprintf( painCave.errMsg,
+		   "error in reading eta[%d] from %s\n", i, c_in_name );
+	  return strdup( painCave.errMsg );
+	}
+	eta[i] = atof( foo );
+	foo = strtok(NULL, " ,;\t");
+      }
     }
+    else
+      return NULL;
     
     //push eta into SimInfo::properties which can be
     //retrieved by integrator later