Index: src/libged/tables.c
===================================================================
--- src/libged/tables.c	(revision 54020)
+++ src/libged/tables.c	(working copy)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "common.h"
-
+#include "stdio.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #  include <sys/types.h>
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@
 	(void)fclose(tabptr);
     } else {
 	int ret;
+	FILE *catOut;
 
 	fprintf(tabptr, "* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n");
 	(void)fclose(tabptr);
@@ -435,13 +436,9 @@
 	}
 	bu_vls_printf(gedp->ged_result_str, "%V\n", &cmd);
 
-	bu_vls_trunc(&cmd, 0);
-	bu_vls_strcpy(&cmd, catcmd);
-	bu_vls_strcat(&cmd, argv[1]);
-	bu_vls_printf(gedp->ged_result_str, "%V\n", &cmd);
-	ret = system(bu_vls_addr(&cmd));
-	if (ret != 0)
-	    bu_log("WARNING: cat failure detected\n");
+	catOut = fopen("/tmp/ord_id\0", "a");
+	fprintf(catOut, argv[1]);
+	fclose(catOut);
 
 	bu_file_delete("/tmp/ord_id\0");
     }