Index: trunk/src/tmcsim/client/ATMSBatchDriver.java
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--- trunk/src/tmcsim/client/ATMSBatchDriver.java	(revision 152)
+++ trunk/src/tmcsim/client/ATMSBatchDriver.java	(revision 157)
@@ -356,4 +356,5 @@
             throw new SimulationException(SimulationException.CAD_SIM_CONNECT,
                     e);
+            
         }
     }
@@ -480,4 +481,10 @@
                 } catch (SimulationException ex) 
                 {
+                    // Ask user if they want to proceed without FEP Sim connection
+                    int reply = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null, "Failed to connect to FEP Sim, proceed anyway?", "Network Failure", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
+                    if (reply == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION)
+                    {
+                      System.exit(0);
+                    }
                     System.out.println("Skipping writeToFEP...");
                 }