Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/reindex.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/reindex.c	(revision 42082)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/reindex.c	(revision 42389)
@@ -72,4 +72,23 @@
     }
   }
+  if (ivec->type == OPIHI_STR) {
+    opihi_int *vx = xvec[0].elements.Int;
+    for (Npts = i = 0; i < xvec[0].Nelements; i++, vx++) {
+      if (Npts >= NPTS) {
+	NPTS += 2000;
+	REALLOCATE (ovec[0].elements.Str, char *, NPTS);
+      }
+      if (*vx < 0) {
+	if (KEEP_UNMATCH) {
+	  ovec[0].elements.Str[Npts] = strcreate(""); // XXX use a different or a specified value?
+	  Npts++;
+	} 
+	continue;
+      }
+      if (*vx > Nmax) ESCAPE("unexpected value in index: "OPIHI_INT_FMT" (%d)\n", *vx, i);
+      ovec[0].elements.Str[Npts] = strcreate(ivec->elements.Str[*vx]);
+      Npts++;
+    }
+  }
 
   // free up unused memory