diff --git a/lib/classes/task/period/cindexer.class.php b/lib/classes/task/period/cindexer.class.php
index 1726f70829..006279ea0b 100755
--- a/lib/classes/task/period/cindexer.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/task/period/cindexer.class.php
@@ -160,6 +160,39 @@ class task_period_cindexer extends task_abstract
         return($dom->saveXML());
     }
 
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param  string $xml
+     * @param  string $form
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function xml2graphic($xml, $form)
+    {
+        if (($sxml = simplexml_load_string($xml)) != FALSE) { // in fact XML IS always valid here...
+            ?>
+            <script type="text/javascript">
+            <?php echo $form ?>.binpath.value      = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->binpath, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.host.value         = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->host, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.port.value         = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->port, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.base.value         = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->base, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.user.value         = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->user, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.socket.value       = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->socket, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.password.value     = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->password, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.clng.value         = "<?php echo p4string::MakeString($sxml->clng, "js", '"') ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.use_sbas.checked   = <?php echo trim((string) $sxml->use_sbas) != '' ? (p4field::isyes($sxml->use_sbas) ? 'true' : 'false') : 'true' ?>;
+            <?php echo $form ?>.nolog.checked      = <?php echo p4field::isyes($sxml->nolog) ? 'true' : 'false' ?>;
+            <?php echo $form ?>.winsvc_run.checked = <?php echo p4field::isyes($sxml->winsvc_run) ? 'true' : 'false' ?>;
+            <?php echo $form ?>.charset.value      = "<?php echo trim((string) $sxml->charset) != '' ? p4string::MakeString($sxml->charset, "js", '"') : 'utf8' ?>";
+            <?php echo $form ?>.debugmask.value    = "<?php echo trim((string) $sxml->debugmask) != '' ? p4string::MakeString($sxml->debugmask, "js", '"') : '0' ?>";
+                parent.calccmd();
+            </script>
+            <?php
+            return("");
+        } else { // ... so we NEVER come here
+            // bad xml
+            return("BAD XML");
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      *
@@ -247,7 +280,6 @@ class task_period_cindexer extends task_abstract
 
         </script>
         <?php
-
         return;
     }
 
@@ -306,7 +338,6 @@ class task_period_cindexer extends task_abstract
             <div style="margin:10px; padding:5px; border:1px #000000 solid; font-family:monospace; font-size:14px; text-align:left; color:#00e000; background-color:#404040" id="cmd">cmd</div>
         </center>
         <?php
-
         return ob_get_clean();
     }
 
@@ -443,16 +474,14 @@ class task_period_cindexer extends task_abstract
         $pipes = array();
 
         $logcmd = $cmd;
-        foreach ($args_nopwd as $arg)
-        {
+        foreach ($args_nopwd as $arg) {
             $logcmd .= ' ' . escapeshellarg($arg);
         }
 
-        $this->log(sprintf('cmd=\'%s\'', escapeshellcmd($logcmd) ));
+        $this->log(sprintf('cmd=\'%s\'', escapeshellcmd($logcmd)));
 
         $execmd = $cmd;
-        foreach ($args as $arg)
-        {
+        foreach ($args as $arg) {
             $execmd .= ' ' . escapeshellarg($arg);
         }
         $process = proc_open(escapeshellcmd($execmd), $descriptors, $pipes, $this->binpath, null, array('bypass_shell' => true));