Index: tables.c
===================================================================
--- tables.c	(revision 54029)
+++ tables.c	(working copy)
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@
 	(void)fclose(tabptr);
     } else {
 	int ret;
+	FILE *file;
+	int np;
 
 	fprintf(tabptr, "* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n* 9999999\n");
 	(void)fclose(tabptr);
@@ -435,14 +437,31 @@
 	}
 	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");
+	file = fopen(argv[1], "r");
+	if (file != NULL) {
+	    np = 0;
+	    int charCount = 0;
+	    //int character;
+	    while (fgetc(file) != EOF) {
+		 charCount++;
+	    }
+	    int fileContents[charCount];
+	    fclose(file);
+	    file = fopen(argv[1], "r");
 
+	    for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
+		 fileContents[i] = fgetc(file);
+	    }
+	    fclose(file);
+
+	    file = fopen("/tmp/ord_id\0", "a");
+	    if (file != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
+		    fputc(fileContents[i], file);
+		}
+		fclose(file);
+	    }
+	}
 	bu_file_delete("/tmp/ord_id\0");
     }