--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/ArrowMarkerSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:13:32 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/ArrowMarkerSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:48:42 2011 +0200
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.ISymbol;
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.IMarkerSymbol;
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.ArrowMarkerSymbol;
-import com.esri.arcgis.display.IColor;
+import com.esri.arcgis.display.IRgbColor;
+import com.esri.arcgis.display.RgbColor;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import java.awt.Color;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Reads arrow marker symbol information.
@@ -55,39 +59,111 @@
      *
      * @return The XML node.
      */
-    public Element read()
-    throws Exception {
+    public Element read() {
         logger.debug("read()");
         Element symbolElement = util.addSymbol(parent);
 
-        IColor c = symbol.getColor();
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "angle",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getAngle()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "size",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getSize()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "x_offset",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getXOffset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "y_offset",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getYOffset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "color",
-            String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "tranparency",
-            String.valueOf(c.getTransparency()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "name",
-            symbol.getNameString());
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "length",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getLength()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "width",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getWidth()));
+        try{
+            if(symbol.getColor() instanceof IRgbColor) {
+                IRgbColor color = (IRgbColor)symbol.getColor();
+                Color c = new Color (
+                    color.getRed(),
+                    color.getGreen(),
+                    color.getBlue());
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
+                    String.valueOf(color.getTransparency()));
+            }
+            else {
+                RgbColor col = new RgbColor();
+                col.setRGB(symbol.getColor().getRGB());
+                Color c = new Color (
+                    col.getRed(),
+                    col.getGreen(),
+                    col.getBlue());
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
+                    String.valueOf(col.getTransparency()));
+            }
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn(
+                "Could not read color." +
+                " Setting color to black with no transparency.");
+            Color black = new Color(0, 0, 0);
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(black.getRGB()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency", "-1");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "angle",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getAngle()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read angle. Setting angle to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("angle", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "size",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getSize()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read size. Setting size to 1.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("size", "1");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "x_offset",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getXOffset()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read x-offset. Setting x-offset to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("x_offset", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "y_offset",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getYOffset()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read y-offset. Setting y-offset to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("y_offset", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "name",
+                symbol.getNameString());
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read name. Setting name to \"default\"");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("name", "default");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "length",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getLength()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read length. Setting length to 1.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("length", "1");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "width",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getWidth()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read width. Setting width to 1.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("width", "1");
+        }
         symbolElement.setAttribute("style", "arrow");
         symbolElement.setAttribute("type", "marker");
         return symbolElement;