Index: sources/view/hd/alarm/VAlarmStatus.cpp
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diff -u -r814f897483a2ea7369e5e924ac92cf7914c52fa4 -ra84120f4c6d438b4b506a0303806d37c7dcb5615
--- sources/view/hd/alarm/VAlarmStatus.cpp	(.../VAlarmStatus.cpp)	(revision 814f897483a2ea7369e5e924ac92cf7914c52fa4)
+++ sources/view/hd/alarm/VAlarmStatus.cpp	(.../VAlarmStatus.cpp)	(revision a84120f4c6d438b4b506a0303806d37c7dcb5615)
@@ -256,9 +256,12 @@
     emit alarm_AlarmIDChanged(_alarm_AlarmID); // to get the dialog content in sync with the Alarm.conf in case there is an early alarm.
 }
 
-QStringList VAlarmStatus::updateReplacements(const QString &vGroup, const QString &vKey, const int &vAlarmID, const int &vIndex)
+QStringList VAlarmStatus::updateReplacements(const QString &vGroup,
+                                             const QString &vKey,
+                                             const int &vAlarmID,
+                                             const int &vIndex)
 {
-    QRegExp regx("\\{\\s*\\d+\\s*:\\s*\\d+\\s*:\\s*\\w*\\s*:\\s*\\d*\\s*\\}");
+    QRegExp regx("\\{\\s*\\d+\\s*:\\s*\\d+\\s*:\\s*\\w+\\s*:\\s*\\d+\\s*\\}");
     QString key = vKey;
     int replacementCount = key.count(regx);
     QStringList keyList;
@@ -270,11 +273,22 @@
         keyList += ""; // value placeholder
         key.remove(0, pos + regx.matchedLength());
         QStringList lst = blk.split(":");
-        quint16 id = lst[0].toUInt();
-        quint16 ix = lst[1].toUInt();
-        QString ex = lst[2]         ;
-        quint16 rd = lst[3].toUInt();
-        Q_UNUSED(vGroup);
+
+        if ( lst.size() != 4 )
+            continue;
+
+        bool okId = false;
+        bool okIx = false;
+        bool okRd = false;
+
+        quint16 id = lst[0].trimmed().toUInt(&okId);
+        quint16 ix = lst[1].trimmed().toUInt(&okIx);
+        QString ex = lst[2].trimmed();
+        quint16 rd = lst[3].trimmed().toUInt(&okRd);
+
+        if ( ! okId || ! okIx || ! okRd )
+            continue;
+
         TLocation loc;
         loc.group    = vGroup       ;
         loc.alarmID  = vAlarmID     ;