--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/PictureLineSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:13:32 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/PictureLineSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:48:42 2011 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.RgbColor;
 
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Reads picture line symbol information.
@@ -60,44 +61,91 @@
      *
      * @return The XML node.
      */
-    public Element read()
-    throws Exception {
+    public Element read() {
         //TODO Read the picture from mxd and write it as base64 string to the
         //     XML Element.
         logger.debug("read()");
         Element symbolElement = util.addSymbol(parent);
 
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("name", symbol.getNameString());
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("name", symbol.getNameString());
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read name. Setting name ti \"default\"");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("name", "default");
+        }
+
+        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()));
+            }
+            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()));
+            }
+        }
+        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(
+                "offset",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getOffset()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read offset. Setting offset to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("offset", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "x_scale",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getXScale()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read x-scale. Setting x-scale to 0");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("x_scale", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "y_scale",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getYScale()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read y-scale. Setting y-scale to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("y_scale", "0");
+        }
+
+        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("type", "line");
         symbolElement.setAttribute("style", "picture");
-        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()));
-        }
-        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(
-            "offset",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getOffset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "x_scale",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getXScale()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "y_scale",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getYScale()));
 
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("width", String.valueOf(symbol.getWidth()));
         return symbolElement;
     }
 }