--- a/nist_wrapper.py	Fri Jan 23 14:57:55 2015 +0100
+++ b/nist_wrapper.py	Fri Jan 23 17:13:06 2015 +0100
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@
     startUpTime = 30
     # monitor process by checking state file:
     utils.log_message(log_file, "monitoring SRCREADY.TXT...")
-    # TODO2: do the controller part
-    # TODO3: do the popover part
     while True:
         # check if SRCREADY.TXT is there already:
         if os.path.exists(file_to_monitor):
@@ -143,9 +141,10 @@
         timeSleeping = timeSleeping+2
         if timeSleeping > (startUpTime + job_size*2):
             # abort with timeout:
-            utils.log_message(log_file, "No results after " + timeSleeping + " seconds...")
+            utils.log_message(log_file, "No results after " + str(timeSleeping) + " seconds...")
             raise Exception('Error: timeout waiting for NIST results.')
         
+    utils.log_message(log_file, "done...")
     # kill process:
     #p.terminate() - not needed, nistm$ will terminate...nistms.exe is the one that 
     #stays open...and orphan..killing it:

--- a/templates/spectrum_gen.js	Fri Jan 23 14:57:55 2015 +0100
+++ b/templates/spectrum_gen.js	Fri Jan 23 17:13:06 2015 +0100
@@ -90,20 +90,28 @@
 	}
 	catch(e)
 	{
-		//assume running locally:
-		alert("Error while trying to get data from NIST. Rendering library spectrum with dummy data.");
-		peakTable = "55,290 56,240 57,100 58,80"+
-					" 63,30 65,150 66,50 67,1271"+
-					" 68,370 69,100 70,210 71,10"+
-					" 74,50 75,60 76,120 77,2312"+
-					" 78,220 79,120 80,190 81,630"+
-					" 82,4884 83,2702 84,240 85,20"+
-					" 91,180 92,50 93,210 94,3353"+
-					" 95,1371 96,1261 97,370 98,120"+
-					" 105,1621 106,160 107,70 108,220"+
-					" 109,80 110,60 111,30 112,40"+
-					" 121,30 122,460 123,940 124,9999";
-		//note that the intensities in jcamp response are 10x when compared to MSP format
+		try
+		{
+			//workaround for galaxy.wur.nl/galaxy_production/ scenario TODO: make more robust code:
+			peakTable = httpGet2("/galaxy_production/nist_controller/get_nistdata?casnr="+casNr);
+		}
+		catch(e2)
+		{
+			//assume running locally:
+			alert("Error while trying to get data from NIST. Rendering library spectrum with dummy data.");
+			peakTable = "55,290 56,240 57,100 58,80"+
+						" 63,30 65,150 66,50 67,1271"+
+						" 68,370 69,100 70,210 71,10"+
+						" 74,50 75,60 76,120 77,2312"+
+						" 78,220 79,120 80,190 81,630"+
+						" 82,4884 83,2702 84,240 85,20"+
+						" 91,180 92,50 93,210 94,3353"+
+						" 95,1371 96,1261 97,370 98,120"+
+						" 105,1621 106,160 107,70 108,220"+
+						" 109,80 110,60 111,30 112,40"+
+						" 121,30 122,460 123,940 124,9999";
+			//note that the intensities in jcamp response are 10x when compared to MSP format
+		}
 	}
 	var spectrum1 = getSpectrumObjectFromMSPString(spectrumMSPString);
 	var spectrum2 = getSpectrumObjectFromJCAMPString(peakTable);
@@ -124,6 +132,8 @@
     xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
     xmlHttp.open( "GET", theUrl, false );
     xmlHttp.send( null );
+    if (xmlHttp.status == 404)
+    	throw new Exception("Error while trying to access the data: " + xmlHttp.statusText)
     return xmlHttp.responseText;
 }