--- a/flys-backend/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/importer/parsers/StaFileParser.java	Thu Jan 05 15:00:21 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-backend/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/importer/parsers/StaFileParser.java	Tue Jan 10 10:33:14 2012 +0000
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     public static final String TYPES =
         System.getProperty("flys.backend.main.value.types", "QWTD");
 
+    public static final boolean PARSE_GAUGE_NUMBERS =
+        Boolean.getBoolean("flys.backend.sta.parse.gauge.numbers");
+
     public static final Pattern QWTD_ =
         Pattern.compile("\\s*([^\\s]+)\\s+([^\\s]+)\\s+([" +
             Pattern.quote(TYPES) + "]).*");
@@ -60,16 +63,21 @@
                 log.warn("first line in STA file is too short.");
                 return false;
             }
-            String gaugeNumberString = line.substring( 0, 16).trim();
-            String gaugeName         = line.substring(16, 37).trim();
+
+            String gaugeName = line.substring(16, 37).trim();
 
             Long gaugeNumber = null;
-            try {
-                gaugeNumber = Long.parseLong(gaugeNumberString);
-            }
-            catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                log.warn("'" + gaugeNumberString +
-                    "' is not a valid long number.");
+
+            if (PARSE_GAUGE_NUMBERS) {
+                String gaugeNumberString = line.substring(0, 16).trim();
+
+                try {
+                    gaugeNumber = Long.parseLong(gaugeNumberString);
+                }
+                catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
+                    log.warn("'" + gaugeNumberString +
+                        "' is not a valid long number.");
+                }
             }
 
             gauge.setName(gaugeName);