diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.C
index ede987af53..58456cb0ac 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -38,12 +38,17 @@ namespace Foam
 }
 
 
-void Foam::printTable(const List<wordList>& wll, Ostream& os)
+void Foam::printTable
+(
+    const List<wordList>& wll,
+    List<string::size_type>& columnWidth,
+    Ostream& os
+)
 {
     if (!wll.size()) return;
 
     // Find the maximum word length for each column
-    List<string::size_type> columnWidth(wll[0].size(), string::size_type(0));
+    columnWidth.setSize(wll[0].size(), string::size_type(0));
     forAll(columnWidth, j)
     {
         forAll(wll, i)
@@ -75,4 +80,11 @@ void Foam::printTable(const List<wordList>& wll, Ostream& os)
 }
 
 
+void Foam::printTable(const List<wordList>& wll, Ostream& os)
+{
+    List<string::size_type> columnWidth;
+    printTable(wll, columnWidth, os);
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.H
index c560a33a95..da9d5aa426 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/word/wordIOList.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Foam
     typedef IOList<wordList> wordListIOList;
 
     // Print word list list as a table
+    void printTable(const List<wordList>&, List<string::size_type>&, Ostream&);
     void printTable(const List<wordList>&, Ostream&);
 }