diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12
--- dumpevent.cc	10 Dec 2008 08:10:59 -0000	1.11
+++ dumpevent.cc	13 Dec 2008 13:13:03 -0000	1.12
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@

   CellIDDecoder<RawCalorimeterHit>::setDefaultEncoding("M:3,S-1:3,I:9,J:9,K-1:6") ;
 
   LCReader* lcReader ;

-  if ( getenv ("LCIO_DIRECT_ACCESS") !=0  )
-    lcReader = LCFactory::getInstance()->createLCReader(LCReader::directAccess) ;
-  else

+  if( dumpNthEvent ) 

     lcReader = LCFactory::getInstance()->createLCReader() ;

+  else
+    lcReader = LCFactory::getInstance()->createLCReader(LCReader::directAccess) ;

   
   LCEvent* evt(0) ;