diff --git a/src/ToDo.txt b/src/ToDo.txt
index a1b4dc8b..4d0e636b 100644
--- a/src/ToDo.txt
+++ b/src/ToDo.txt
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ short term:
 
 * at the moment that startup handler is looked for in the directory where musrfit/musrview
   is executed, this is stupid. Define a place where to look for it.
-
-* check concept to get bin data for musrview on single histo (fBinData in PRunBase). 
-  If it is ok, implement it for the others.
+  **DONE** 08-04-08
 
 * do I need to cleanup AddText() objects from TPaveText etc myself? **CHECK**
 
diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
index 9d697d1d..4362a34b 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas()
   fKeyboardHandlerText = 0;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Constructor
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ *
+ */
+PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas(const int number, const char* title,
+                         Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh) :
+                         fPlotNumber(number)
+{
+  InitMusrCanvas(title, wtopx, wtopy, ww, wh);
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,6 +80,59 @@ PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas(const int number, const char* title,
                          Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh,
                          const PIntVector markerList, const PIntVector colorList) :
                          fPlotNumber(number), fMarkerList(markerList), fColorList(colorList)
+{
+  InitMusrCanvas(title, wtopx, wtopy, ww, wh);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Destructor
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ *
+ */
+PMusrCanvas::~PMusrCanvas()
+{
+cout << "~PMusrCanvas() called" << endl;
+  // cleanup
+  if (fKeyboardHandlerText) {
+    delete fKeyboardHandlerText;
+    fKeyboardHandlerText = 0;
+  }
+  if (fTitlePad) {
+    delete fTitlePad;
+    fTitlePad = 0;
+  }
+  if (fDataTheoryPad) {
+    delete fDataTheoryPad;
+    fDataTheoryPad = 0;
+  }
+  if (fParameterTheoryPad) {
+    delete fParameterTheoryPad;
+    fParameterTheoryPad = 0;
+  }
+  if (fInfoPad) {
+    delete fInfoPad;
+    fInfoPad = 0;
+  }
+  if (fMainCanvas) {
+    delete fMainCanvas;
+    fMainCanvas = 0;
+  }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// InitMusrCanvas
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param title
+ * \param wtopx
+ * \param wtopy
+ * \param ww
+ * \param wh
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::InitMusrCanvas(const char* title, Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh)
 {
   fValid = false;
 
@@ -158,43 +224,6 @@ cout << canvasName.Data() << " = " << fMainCanvas << endl;
 // cout << "fParameterTheoryPad  " << fParameterTheoryPad << endl;
 // cout << "fInfoPad             " << fInfoPad << endl;
 // cout << "fKeyboardHandlerText " << fKeyboardHandlerText << endl;
-
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Destructor
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- *
- */
-PMusrCanvas::~PMusrCanvas()
-{
-cout << "~PMusrCanvas() called" << endl;
-  // cleanup
-  if (fKeyboardHandlerText) {
-    delete fKeyboardHandlerText;
-    fKeyboardHandlerText = 0;
-  }
-  if (fTitlePad) {
-    delete fTitlePad;
-    fTitlePad = 0;
-  }
-  if (fDataTheoryPad) {
-    delete fDataTheoryPad;
-    fDataTheoryPad = 0;
-  }
-  if (fParameterTheoryPad) {
-    delete fParameterTheoryPad;
-    fParameterTheoryPad = 0;
-  }
-  if (fInfoPad) {
-    delete fInfoPad;
-    fInfoPad = 0;
-  }
-  if (fMainCanvas) {
-    delete fMainCanvas;
-    fMainCanvas = 0;
-  }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp b/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
index 5a141c16..e5e0a867 100644
--- a/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PRunDataHandler.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,28 @@ using namespace std;
  * <p>
  *
  */
-PRunDataHandler::PRunDataHandler(PMsrHandler *msrInfo, const PStringVector dataPath) : fDataPath(dataPath)
+PRunDataHandler::PRunDataHandler(PMsrHandler *msrInfo) : fMsrInfo(msrInfo)
 {
 //  cout << endl << "in PRunDataHandler::PRunDataHandler()";
 
-  fMsrInfo = msrInfo;
+  // read files
+  if (!ReadFile()) // couldn't read file
+    fAllDataAvailable = false;
+  else
+    fAllDataAvailable = true;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Constructor
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ */
+PRunDataHandler::PRunDataHandler(PMsrHandler *msrInfo, const PStringVector dataPath) : 
+      fMsrInfo(msrInfo), fDataPath(dataPath)
+{
+//  cout << endl << "in PRunDataHandler::PRunDataHandler()";
 
   // read files
   if (!ReadFile()) // couldn't read file
diff --git a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
index eb7f1368..8b89f234 100644
--- a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
+++ b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class PMusrCanvas : public TObject, public TQObject
 {
   public:
     PMusrCanvas();
+    PMusrCanvas(const int number, const char* title, 
+                Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh);
     PMusrCanvas(const int number, const char* title, 
                 Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh,
                 const PIntVector markerList, const PIntVector colorList);
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ class PMusrCanvas : public TObject, public TQObject
     PIntVector fMarkerList;
     PIntVector fColorList;
 
+    virtual void InitMusrCanvas(const char* title, Int_t wtopx, Int_t wtopy, Int_t ww, Int_t wh);
     virtual void InitDataSet(PMusrCanvasDataSet &dataSet);
     virtual void CleanupDataSet(PMusrCanvasDataSet &dataSet);
     virtual void HandleSingleHistoDataSet(unsigned int runNo, PRunData *data);
diff --git a/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h b/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
index e390184b..8b4acff8 100644
--- a/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
+++ b/src/include/PRunDataHandler.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ using namespace std;
 class PRunDataHandler
 {
   public:
+    PRunDataHandler(PMsrHandler *msrInfo);
     PRunDataHandler(PMsrHandler *msrInfo, const PStringVector dataPath);
     virtual ~PRunDataHandler();
 
diff --git a/src/musrfit.cpp b/src/musrfit.cpp
index 473b3ab8..21ae29c6 100644
--- a/src/musrfit.cpp
+++ b/src/musrfit.cpp
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   status = saxParser->ParseFile(startup_path_name);
   // check for parse errors
   if (status) { // error
-    cout << endl << "**ERROR** reading/parsing musrfit_startup.xml. Fix it.";
+    cout << endl << "**WARNING** reading/parsing musrfit_startup.xml.";
     cout << endl;
     // clean up
     if (saxParser) {
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       delete startupHandler;
       startupHandler = 0;
     }
-    return PMUSR_WRONG_STARTUP_SYNTAX;
   }
 
   // read msr-file
@@ -547,12 +546,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   if (status != PMUSR_SUCCESS) {
     switch (status) {
       case PMUSR_MSR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
-        cout << endl << "couldn't find " << argv[1] << endl << endl;
+        cout << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't find " << argv[1] << endl << endl;
         break;
       case PMUSR_MSR_SYNTAX_ERROR:
-        cout << endl << "syntax error in file " << argv[1] << ", full stop here." << endl << endl;
+        cout << endl << "**SYNTAX ERROR** in file " << argv[1] << ", full stop here." << endl << endl;
       default:
-        cout << endl << "unkown error when trying to read the msr-file" << endl << endl;
+        cout << endl << "**UNKOWN ERROR** when trying to read the msr-file" << endl << endl;
         break;
     }
     return status;
@@ -562,10 +561,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     musrfit_debug_info(msrHandler);
 
   // read all the necessary runs (raw data)
-  PRunDataHandler *dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler, startupHandler->GetDataPathList());
+  PRunDataHandler *dataHandler;
+  if (startupHandler)
+    dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler, startupHandler->GetDataPathList());
+  else
+    dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler);
+
   bool success = dataHandler->IsAllDataAvailable();
   if (!success) {
-    cout << endl << "Couldn't read all data files, will quit ..." << endl;
+    cout << endl << "**ERROR** Couldn't read all data files, will quit ..." << endl;
   }
 
   // generate the necessary fit histogramms for the fit
@@ -576,7 +580,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     for (unsigned int i=0; i < msrHandler->GetMsrRunList()->size(); i++) {
       success = runListCollection->Add(i, kFit);
       if (!success) {
-        cout << endl << "Couldn't handle run no " << i << " ";
+        cout << endl << "**ERROR** Couldn't handle run no " << i << " ";
         cout << (*msrHandler->GetMsrRunList())[i].fRunName.Data();
         break;
       }
@@ -598,13 +602,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (status != PMUSR_SUCCESS) {
       switch (status) {
         case PMUSR_MSR_LOG_FILE_WRITE_ERROR:
-          cout << endl << "couldn't write mlog-file" << endl << endl;
+          cout << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't write mlog-file" << endl << endl;
           break;
         case PMUSR_TOKENIZE_ERROR:
-          cout << endl << "couldn't generate mlog-file name" << endl << endl;
+          cout << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't generate mlog-file name" << endl << endl;
           break;
         default:
-          cout << endl << "unkown error when trying to write the mlog-file" << endl << endl;
+          cout << endl << "**UNKOWN ERROR** when trying to write the mlog-file" << endl << endl;
           break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/musrview.cpp b/src/musrview.cpp
index f2a84739..b2a48b55 100644
--- a/src/musrview.cpp
+++ b/src/musrview.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   status = saxParser->ParseFile(startup_path_name);
   // check for parse errors
   if (status) { // error
-    cout << endl << "**ERROR** reading/parsing musrfit_startup.xml. Fix it.";
+    cout << endl << "**WARNING** reading/parsing musrfit_startup.xml.";
     cout << endl;
     // clean up
     if (saxParser) {
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       delete startupHandler;
       startupHandler = 0;
     }
-    return PMUSR_WRONG_STARTUP_SYNTAX;
   }
 
   // read msr-file
@@ -149,7 +148,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 
   // read all the necessary runs (raw data)
-  PRunDataHandler *dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler, startupHandler->GetDataPathList());
+  PRunDataHandler *dataHandler;
+  if (startupHandler)
+    dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler, startupHandler->GetDataPathList());
+  else
+    dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler);
+
   success = dataHandler->IsAllDataAvailable();
   if (!success) {
     cout << endl << "**ERROR** Couldn't read all data files, will quit ..." << endl;
@@ -180,10 +184,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     bool ok = true;
     for (unsigned int i=0; i<msrHandler->GetMsrPlotList()->size(); i++) {
 
-      musrCanvas = new PMusrCanvas(i, msrHandler->GetMsrTitle()->Data(), 
-                                   10+i*100, 10+i*100, 800, 600,
-                                   startupHandler->GetMarkerList(),
-                                   startupHandler->GetColorList());
+      if (startupHandler)
+        musrCanvas = new PMusrCanvas(i, msrHandler->GetMsrTitle()->Data(), 
+                                     10+i*100, 10+i*100, 800, 600,
+                                     startupHandler->GetMarkerList(),
+                                     startupHandler->GetColorList());
+      else
+        musrCanvas = new PMusrCanvas(i, msrHandler->GetMsrTitle()->Data(), 
+                                     10+i*100, 10+i*100, 800, 600);
+
       if (!musrCanvas->IsValid()) {
         cout << endl << "**SEVERE ERROR** Couldn't invoke all necessary objects, will quit.";
         cout << endl;