--- trunk/mdtools/md_code/StatWriter.cpp	2002/10/31 21:20:45	161
+++ trunk/mdtools/md_code/StatWriter.cpp	2002/10/31 21:20:49	162
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 
 #include "ReadWrite.hpp"
+#include "simError.h"
 
 
 StatWriter::StatWriter( SimInfo* the_entry_plug ){
@@ -14,8 +15,11 @@ StatWriter::StatWriter( SimInfo* the_entry_plug ){
   
   if( !outFile ){
     
-    cerr << "Could not open \"" << outName << "\" for stat output.\n";
-    exit(8);
+    sprintf( painCave.errMsg,
+	     "Could not open \"%s\" for stat output.\n",
+	     outName);
+    painCave.isFatal = 1;
+    simError();
   }
   
   //outFile.setf( ios::scientific );