Index: /trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c
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--- /trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 13593)
+++ /trunk/ppStats/src/ppStatsSetupFromRecipe.c	(revision 13594)
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
 
     if (data->maskVal == 0) {
-        psMaskType maskVal = psMetadataLookupU8(&mdok, recipe, "MASKVAL"); // Mask value
+        const char *names = psMetadataLookupStr(&mdok, recipe, "MASKVAL"); // Names for mask value
         if (mdok) {
-            data->maskVal = maskVal;
+            data->maskVal = pmConfigMask(names, config);
         } else {
-            psLogMsg(__func__, PS_LOG_WARN, "ITER in recipe is not of type U8 --- retaining default.\n");
+            psWarning("MASKVAL in recipe is not of type STR --- retaining default.\n");
         }
     }