Index: /branches/pap_magic/ippScripts/scripts/magic_process.pl
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--- /branches/pap_magic/ippScripts/scripts/magic_process.pl	(revision 24162)
+++ /branches/pap_magic/ippScripts/scripts/magic_process.pl	(revision 24163)
@@ -258,12 +258,15 @@
     my $resolved = $ipprc->file_resolve($streaks_file);
 
-    my $fh;
-    open $fh, "<$resolved" or
-        &my_die("failed to open streaks file $streaks_file", $magic_id, $node, $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-    # the first line in the streaks file contains the number of streaks found
-    my $num_streaks = <$fh>;
-    chomp $num_streaks;
-    close $fh;
-    print "$num_streaks streaks found on magicRun $magic_id\n" if $verbose;
+    my $num_streaks = -1;
+    unless ($no_op) {
+        my $fh;
+        open $fh, "<$resolved" or
+            &my_die("failed to open streaks file $streaks_file", $magic_id, $node, $PS_EXIT_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+        # the first line in the streaks file contains the number of streaks found
+        $num_streaks = <$fh>;
+        chomp $num_streaks;
+        close $fh;
+        print "$num_streaks streaks found on magicRun $magic_id\n" if $verbose;
+    }
 
     my $command = "$magictool -addmask";