diff --git a/Basic/@gds_library/subsref.m b/Basic/@gds_library/subsref.m
index ab69aaa..9fe1414 100644
--- a/Basic/@gds_library/subsref.m
+++ b/Basic/@gds_library/subsref.m
@@ -10,18 +10,17 @@
 
 % Ulf Griesmann, NIST, June 2011
 
-    % convert cs-lists --> cell arrays
-    itype = {ins.type};
-    isubs = {ins.subs};
+    gstrs = [];
     
     % first indexing operator
-    switch itype{1}
+    idx = ins(1).subs;
+    
+    switch ins(1).type
  
       case '()'
-        
-        idx = isubs{1};
+                
         if iscell(idx)
-            idx = idx{1};
+            idx = idx{:};
         end
         
         if ischar(idx) && idx == ':'
@@ -35,13 +34,15 @@
       case '.'                        % look up structure name
         
         for k = 1:length(glib.st)
-            if strcmp(ins.subs, get(glib.st{k}, 'sname')) 
+            if strcmp(idx, sname(glib.st{k})) 
                 gstrs = glib.st{k};
-                return 
+                break;
             end
         end 
-        
-        error(sprintf('gds_library.subsref :  structure >> %s << not found', ins.subs));   
+    
+        if isempty(gstrs)
+            error(sprintf('gds_library.subsref :  structure >> %s << not found', ins.subs));   
+        end
         
       otherwise
         error('gds_library.subsref :  invalid indexing type.');
@@ -49,13 +50,11 @@
     end
 
     % pass additional structure indexing to structure subsref method
-    if length(itype) > 1
-        sins.type = itype{2};
-        sins.subs = isubs{2};
+    if length(ins) > 1
         if iscell(gstrs)
-            gstrs = cellfun(@(x)subsref(x, sins), gstrs, 'Un',0); 
+            gstrs = cellfun(@(x)subsref(x, ins(2:end)), gstrs, 'Un',0); 
         else
-            gstrs = subsref(gstrs, sins); 
+            gstrs = subsref(gstrs, ins(2:end)); 
         end
     end
   
diff --git a/Basic/@gds_structure/subsref.m b/Basic/@gds_structure/subsref.m
index c3bdd35..c4f1544 100644
--- a/Basic/@gds_structure/subsref.m
+++ b/Basic/@gds_structure/subsref.m
@@ -12,20 +12,17 @@
 
 % Ulf Griesmann, NIST, June 2011
 
-    % convert cs-lists --> cell arrays
-    itype = {ins.type};
-    isubs = {ins.subs};
-    
     % first indexing operator
-    switch itype{1}
+    idx = ins(1).subs;
+
+    switch ins(1).type
  
       case '()'
         
-        idx = isubs{1};
         if iscell(idx)
-            idx = idx{1};
+            idx = idx{:};
         end
-
+        
         if ischar(idx) && idx == ':'
             gelp = gstruct.el;
         elseif length(idx) == 1 
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@
       case '.'
         
         try
-            gelp = gstruct.(ins.subs);
+            gelp = gstruct.(ins(1).subs);
         catch
             error('gds_structure.subsref :  invalid structure property.');
         end
@@ -48,13 +45,11 @@
     end
   
     % pass additional element indexing to element subsref method
-    if length(itype) > 1
-        eins.type = itype{2};
-        eins.subs = isubs{2};
+    if length(ins) > 1
         if iscell(gelp)
-            gelp = cellfun(@(x)subsref(x, eins), gelp, 'Un',0); 
+            gelp = cellfun(@(x)subsref(x, ins(2:end)), gelp, 'Un',0); 
         else
-            gelp = subsref(gelp, eins); 
+            gelp = subsref(gelp, ins(2:end)); 
         end
     end
     
diff --git a/Basic/gdsii_version.m b/Basic/gdsii_version.m
index 92741c5..b8aefab 100644
--- a/Basic/gdsii_version.m
+++ b/Basic/gdsii_version.m
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 %
 
     % toolbox version and version date
-    tb_version = '139';
-    tb_date = '2016-November-07';
+    tb_version = '140';
+    tb_date = '2016-November-14';
     ltb_ver = [tb_version, '  (', tb_date, ')'];
     if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION')
         interpreter = 'Octave';
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0a33e59..0bb4098 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-November-14
+- version 140
+- fixed the remaining bugs in the 'subsref' methods for gds_library and gds_structure 
+  objects.
+
 2016-November-07
 - version 139
 - much improved (faster) 'subsref' methods for gds_library and gds_structure