--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/ArcGISInitializer.java	Fri Jun 10 11:35:41 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/ArcGISInitializer.java	Fri Jun 10 14:04:03 2011 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package de.intevation.mxd;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.esri.arcgis.system.AoInitialize;
 import com.esri.arcgis.system.EngineInitializer;
@@ -15,6 +18,11 @@
 public class ArcGISInitializer {
 
     /**
+     * The Logger.
+     */
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ArcGISInitializer.class);
+
+    /**
      * Private member.
      */
     private AoInitialize    aoInit;
@@ -26,17 +34,32 @@
      */
     public boolean initArcGIS ()
     throws IOException {
+        logger.debug("initArcGIS()");
         EngineInitializer.initializeEngine();
         aoInit              = new AoInitialize();
         engineInstallDir    = System.getenv("AGSENGINEJAVA");
+        File installDir = new File(engineInstallDir);
+        if(!installDir.exists()) {
+            engineInstallDir = System.getenv("AGSDESKTOPJAVA");
+            installDir = new File(engineInstallDir);
+            if(!installDir.exists()) {
+                logger.error("Could not find ArcGIS Environment. \n" +
+                             "AGSENGINEJAVA or AGSDESKTOPJAVA not set.");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return true;
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * Init ArcGIS License.
      */
-    public void initArcGISLicenses()
+    public boolean initArcGISLicenses()
     throws IOException {
+        logger.debug("initArcGISLicenses()");
         if(aoInit.isProductCodeAvailable
            (esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeEngine) ==
            esriLicenseStatus.esriLicenseAvailable) {
@@ -50,11 +73,13 @@
                      (esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcView);
         }
         else {
-            System.err.println("Engine Runtime or ArcView" +
-                " license not initialized.");
-            System.err.println("Exiting application.");
-            System.exit(-1);
+            logger.error("Engine Runtime or ArcView" +
+                         " license not initialized.\n" +
+                         "Please install an ArcGIS product and set the" +
+                         " PATH-variable correctly.");
+            return false;
         }
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**