diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
index 51d985c5..88bcd041 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/TextConvert.cs
@@ -215,9 +215,17 @@ namespace DataLoader
 
 		public static string ConvertDOSSuperAndSubScripts(string instr)
 		{
-			string retval = Regex.Replace(instr, "[#](.*?)[#]", "\\up2 $1\\up0 ");// DOS Superscript
-			retval = Regex.Replace(retval, "[~](.*?)[~]", "\\dn2 $1\\up0 ");// DOS Subscript
-			return retval;
+			try
+			{
+				string retval = Regex.Replace(instr, "[#](.*?)[#]", "\\up2 $1\\up0 ");// DOS Superscript
+				retval = Regex.Replace(retval, "[~](.*?)[~]", "\\dn2 $1\\up0 ");// DOS Subscript
+				return retval;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Console.WriteLine("Error in ConvertDOSSuperAndSubScripts");
+			}
+			return "";
 		}
 		private static string FixFortranNumber(Match match)
 		{