diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Sstreams/state.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Sstreams/state.C
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-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-  =========                 |
-  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
-   \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-License
-    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
-
-    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-    for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-Description
-    Implementation of parser: test the state of either an istream or an
-    ostream. Report an error if there is one.
-
-\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "error.H"
-#include "token.H"
-#include "int.H"
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-//  Print state of ostream.
-
-void Foam::state(ostream& to, const string& s)
-{
-    state_value osState = state_value(to.rdstate());
-
-    switch (osState)
-    {
-        case _good:                // Do not anything 'unusual'.
-            break;
-
-        case _eof:
-            Info
-                << "Output stream: premature end of stream", s << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case _fail:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(ostream& to, const string& s)")
-                << "Output stream failure (bad format?)", s << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case (_fail + _eof) :
-         SeriousErrorIn("state(ostream& to, const string& s)")
-             << "Output stream failure and end of stream", s << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case _bad:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(ostream& to, const string& s)")
-                << "Serious output stream failure", s << endl;
-        break;
-
-        default:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(ostream& to, const string& s)")
-                << "Output stream failure of unknown type", s << endl
-                << "Stream state value = ", osState << endl;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return;
-}
-
-
-//  Print state of istream.
-void Foam::state(istream& from, const string& s)
-{
-    state_value isState = state_value(from.rdstate());
-
-    switch (isState)
-    {
-        case _good:                // Do not anything 'unusual'.
-            break;
-
-        case _eof:
-            Info
-                << "Input stream: premature end of stream", s << endl;
-            Info<< "If all else well, possibly a quote mark missing" << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case _fail:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(istream& from, const string& s)")
-                << "Input stream failure (bad format?)", s << endl;
-            Info<< "If all else well, possibly a quote mark missing" << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case (_fail + _eof) :
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(istream& from, const string& s)")
-                << "Input stream failure and end of stream", s << endl;
-            Info<< "If all else well, possibly a quote mark missing" << endl;
-        break;
-
-        case _bad:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(istream& from, const string& s)")
-                << "Serious input stream failure", s << endl;
-        break;
-
-        default:
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(istream& from, const string& s)")
-                << "Input stream failure of unknown type", s << endl;
-            SeriousErrorIn("state(istream& from, const string& s)")
-                << "Stream state value = ", isState << endl;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return;
-}
-
-
-// ************************************************************************* //