diff --git a/src/exceptions/file_IO_exception.h b/src/exceptions/file_IO_exception.h
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+++ b/src/exceptions/file_IO_exception.h
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+/*
+ * file_IO_exception.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: 16.08.2012
+ *      Author: thomas
+ */
+
+#ifndef MRMC_EXCEPTIONS_FILE_IO_EXCEPTION_H_
+#define MRMC_EXCEPTIONS_FILE_IO_EXCEPTION_H_
+
+namespace mrmc {
+
+namespace exceptions {
+
+class file_IO_exception : public std::exception {
+   public:
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      file_IO_exception() : exception("::mrmc::file_IO_exception"){};
+      file_IO_exception(const char * const s): exception(s) {};
+#else
+      file_IO_exception() {};
+      file_IO_exception(const char * const s): exception() {};
+#endif
+      virtual const char* what() const throw(){
+         {  return "mrmc::file_IO_exception";  }
+      }
+};
+
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif /* MRMC_EXCEPTIONS_FILE_IO_EXCEPTION_H_ */
diff --git a/src/exceptions/wrong_file_format.h b/src/exceptions/wrong_file_format.h
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+++ b/src/exceptions/wrong_file_format.h
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+/*
+ * wrong_file_format.h
+ *
+ *  Created on: 16.08.2012
+ *      Author: thomas
+ */
+
+#ifndef WRONG_FILE_FORMAT_H_
+#define WRONG_FILE_FORMAT_H_
+
+#include <exception>
+
+namespace mrmc {
+
+namespace exceptions {
+
+class wrong_file_format : public std::exception {
+   public:
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      wrong_file_format() : exception("::mrmc::wrong_file_format"){};
+      wrong_file_format(const char * const s): exception(s) {};
+#else
+      wrong_file_format() {};
+      wrong_file_format(const char * const s): exception() {};
+#endif
+      virtual const char* what() const throw(){
+         {  return "mrmc::wrong_file_format";  }
+      }
+};
+
+} //namespace exceptions
+
+} //namespace mrmc
+
+#endif /* WRONG_FILE_FORMAT_H_ */