diff --git a/Apps/HDF5toVTF/HDF5toVTF.C b/Apps/HDF5toVTF/HDF5toVTF.C
index 87a650a7..47aa50d6 100644
--- a/Apps/HDF5toVTF/HDF5toVTF.C
+++ b/Apps/HDF5toVTF/HDF5toVTF.C
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 
   ProcessList processlist;
   for (it = entry.begin(); it != entry.end(); ++it)
-    if (!it->patchfile.empty())
+    if (!it->basis.empty())
     {
-      processlist["PATCHFILE " + it->patchfile].push_back(*it);
+      processlist["PATCHFILE " + it->basis].push_back(*it);
       std::cout << it->name <<"\t"<< it->description <<"\tnc="<< it->components
-		<<"\t"<< it->patchfile << std::endl;
+		<<"\t"<< it->basis << std::endl;
     }
 
   ProcessList::const_iterator pit = processlist.begin();
diff --git a/src/Utility/XMLWriter.C b/src/Utility/XMLWriter.C
index 094e4f97..374b364c 100644
--- a/src/Utility/XMLWriter.C
+++ b/src/Utility/XMLWriter.C
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void XMLWriter::readInfo()
       entry.description = elem->Attribute("description");
       entry.patches = atoi(elem->Attribute("patches"));
       entry.components = atoi(elem->Attribute("components"));
-      if (elem->Attribute("patchfile"))
-	entry.patchfile = elem->Attribute("patchfile");
+      if (elem->Attribute("basis"))
+	entry.basis = elem->Attribute("basis");
       m_entry.push_back(entry);
     }
     elem = elem->NextSiblingElement("entry");
@@ -144,15 +144,15 @@ void XMLWriter::writeSIM (int level, const DataEntry& entry)
 
 void XMLWriter::addField (const std::string& name,
                           const std::string& description,
-                          const std::string& patchfile,
+                          const std::string& basis,
                           int components, int patches)
 {
   TiXmlElement element("entry");
   element.SetAttribute("name",name.c_str());
   element.SetAttribute("description",description.c_str());
   element.SetAttribute("type","field");
-  if (!patchfile.empty())
-    element.SetAttribute("patchfile",patchfile.c_str());
+  if (!basis.empty())
+    element.SetAttribute("basis",basis.c_str());
   element.SetAttribute("patches",patches);
   element.SetAttribute("components",components);
   m_node->InsertEndChild(element);
diff --git a/src/Utility/XMLWriter.h b/src/Utility/XMLWriter.h
index 5a4020ac..79465619 100644
--- a/src/Utility/XMLWriter.h
+++ b/src/Utility/XMLWriter.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public:
   struct Entry {
     std::string name;
     std::string description;
-    std::string patchfile;
+    std::string basis;
     int patches;
     int components;
   };
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void addField(const std::string& name, const std::string& description,
-                const std::string& patchfile, int components, int patches);
+                const std::string& geometry, int components, int patches);
 
   std::vector<Entry> m_entry;