--- a/multigps.xml	Tue Apr 04 21:22:17 2017 -0400
+++ b/multigps.xml	Tue Apr 04 21:28:45 2017 -0400
@@ -166,11 +166,13 @@
 fh = open('design.tabular', 'w')
 
 for cond_i, condition_items in enumerate(condition_repeat):
+    fh.write('%s\n' % str(condition_items)
+    """
     for signal_items in condition_items['signal_repeat']:
         signal = signal_items['signal']
         replicate_name = signal_items['replicate_name']
         experiment_type = signal['experiment_type']
-        line_items = [signal, 'Signal', signal.ext.upper(), cond_i, replicate_name, experiment_type]
+        line_items = [signal.file_name, 'Signal', signal.ext.upper(), cond_i, replicate_name, experiment_type]
         fixedreadcount_cond = signal_items['fixedreadcount_cond']
         fixedreadcount_select = fixedreadcount_cond['fixedreadcount_select']
         if fixedreadcount_select == 'yes':
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@
     for control_items in condition_items['control_repeat']:
         control = control_items['control']
         experiment_type = control_items['experiment_type']
-        line_items = [control, 'Control', control.ext.upper(), cond_i]
+        line_items = [control.file_name, 'Control', control.ext.upper(), cond_i]
         specify_replicate_name_cond = control_items['specify_replicate_name_cond']
         specify_replicate_name = specify_replicate_name_cond['specify_replicate_name']
         if specify_replicate_name == 'yes':
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@
         if fixedreadcount_select == 'yes':
             line_items.append(fixedreadcount_cond['fixedreadcount'])
         fh.write('%s\n' % '\t'.join(line_items))
+    """
 fh.close()
 ]]>
         </configfile>