--- trunk/SHAPES/SHAPE.cpp	2004/06/23 20:53:17	1290
+++ trunk/SHAPES/SHAPE.cpp	2004/06/24 15:31:52	1295
@@ -35,23 +35,21 @@ void SHAPE::readSHAPEfile(const char *fname) {
     printf("Could not open SHAPE file %s\n", fname);
     exit(-1);
   }
-  rewind(shapeFile);
-  lineNum = 0;
+  
+  findBegin( "ShapeInfo" );
+
   eof_test = fgets( readLine, sizeof(readLine), shapeFile );
-  lineNum++;
-  if( eof_test == NULL ){
-    printf("Error in reading SHAPE from SHAPE file at line %d.\n",
-           lineNum );
-    exit(-1);
-  }
-  // first find the shape name:
+
   while( eof_test != NULL ){
     // toss comment lines
     if( readLine[0] != '!' && readLine[0] != '#' ){
+      
+      foo = strtok(readLine, " ,;\t");
+      if (!strcasecmp(foo, "end")) break;
 
       nTokens = count_tokens(readLine, " ,;\t");
       if (nTokens < 5) {
-        printf("Not enough data on information line in SHAPE file.\n");
+        printf("Not enough data on shapeInfo line in SHAPE file.\n");
         exit(-1);
       }
 
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ void SHAPE::readSHAPEfile(const char *fname) {
       break;
     }
     eof_test = fgets( readLine, sizeof(readLine), shapeFile );
-    lineNum++;
   }
 
   findBegin( "ContactFunctions" );