Index: /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp
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--- /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1143)
+++ /trunk/BNC/bncgetthread.cpp	(revision 1144)
@@ -427,5 +427,10 @@
     else {
       emit(newMessage(_staID + ": Unknown data format " + _format));
-      return fatal;
+      if (_rawInpFile) {
+        ::exit(0);
+      }
+      else {
+        return fatal;
+      }
     }
   }