--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/Converter.java	Mon Aug 15 13:39:42 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/Converter.java	Mon Aug 15 14:12:19 2011 +0200
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
                     mxdfile = readProperty("mxd");
                 }
                 catch(Exception e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace ();
+                    logger.warn(
+                        "No property file found. " + 
+                        "Please provide a valid property file or append " +
+                        "parameters for mxd file, map file and template.");
                 }
             }
             if(mapfile == null) {
@@ -108,7 +111,10 @@
                     mapfile = readProperty("map");
                 }
                 catch(Exception e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace ();
+                    logger.warn(
+                        "No property file found. " + 
+                        "Please provide a valid property file or append " +
+                        "parameters for mxd file, map file and template.");
                 }
             }
             if(maptemplate == null) {
@@ -116,7 +122,10 @@
                     maptemplate = readProperty("map-template");
                 }
                 catch(Exception e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace ();
+                    logger.warn(
+                        "No property file found. " + 
+                        "Please provide a valid property file or append " +
+                        "parameters for mxd file, map file and template.");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -131,8 +140,10 @@
             reader.shutdown();
         }
         catch(Exception e) {
-            logger.error(e.getMessage());
-            e.printStackTrace();
+            logger.debug(e.getMessage());
+            logger.error(
+                "General error." +
+                " See logging file for more information.");
         }
     }