diff --git a/importexport/importexport_cli.php b/importexport/importexport_cli.php
index 5eca6f993a..83bb40bfe8 100755
--- a/importexport/importexport_cli.php
+++ b/importexport/importexport_cli.php
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 	$path_to_egroupware = realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/..');
 	
 	$usage = "usage:
-			--definition <name of definition>
-			--file <name of file>
-			--user <eGW username>
-			--password <password for user>
-			--domain <domain name> \n";
+			--definition <name of definition>    Name of definition
+			--file <name of file>                File to import / for export
+			--user <eGW username>                eGroupWare username for action
+			--password <password for user>       users password
+			--domain <domain name>               eGroupWare domain
+			--dry-run                            no real action, just console output
+			\n";
 	
 	if (php_sapi_name() != 'cli') {
 		die('This script only runs form command line');
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@
 	   'file=',
 	   'user=',
 	   'password=',
-	   'domain='
+	   'domain=',
+	   'dry-run',
 	   ); 
 	
 	// Convert the arguments to options - check for the first argument 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@
 	}
 	
 	$domain = 'default';
+	$dryrun = false;
 	foreach ($options[0] as $option) {
 		switch ($option[0]) {
 			case '--file' :
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@
 			case '--password' :
 				$password = $option[1];
 				break;
+			case '--dry-run' :
+				$dryrun = true;
+				break;
 			default : 
 				fwrite (STDERR,$usage."\n");
 				exit(INVALID_OPTION); 
@@ -129,21 +136,22 @@
 		fwrite(STDERR,"importexport_cli: ". $file. ' is not readable'."\n"); 
 		exit(INVALID_OPTION); 
 	}
-
+	
 	require_once('inc/class.definition.inc.php');
-	try {
-		$definition = new definition($definition);
-	}
-	catch (Exception $e) {
-		fwrite(STDERR,"importexport_cli: ". $e->getMessage(). "\n"); 
+	$definition = new definition($definition);
+	if( $definition->get_identifier() < 1 ) {
+		fwrite(STDERR,"importexport_cli: Definition not found! \n"); 
 		exit(INVALID_OPTION);
 	}
 	
 	$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'] = $definition->application;
 	
+	$definition->plugin_options['dry_run'] = $dryrun;
+	$type = $definition->type;
+	
+	
 	require_once("$path_to_egroupware/$definition->application/importexport/class.$definition->plugin.inc.php");
 	$po = new $definition->plugin;
-	$type = $definition->type;
 	
 	$resource = fopen( $file, 'r' );
 	$po->$type( $resource, $definition );
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.bodefinitions.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.bodefinitions.inc.php
index 01a481a0bb..d5fe3d566a 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.bodefinitions.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.bodefinitions.inc.php
@@ -54,22 +54,6 @@ class bodefinitions {
 		return $this->definitions;
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * reads a definition from database
-	 *
-	 * @deprecated see class.definition.inc.php
-	 * @param mixed &$definition
-	 * @return bool success or not
-	 */
-	public function read(&$definition) {
-		if(is_int($definition)) $definition = array('definition_id' => $definition);
-		elseif(is_string($definition)) $definition = array('name' => $definition);
-		if(!$definition = $this->so_sql->read($definition)) return false;
-		$definition += (array)unserialize($definition['plugin_options']);
-		unset($definition['plugin_options']);
-		return true;
-	}
-	
 	/**
 	 * deletes a defintion
 	 *
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.definition.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.definition.inc.php
index 6bbd22f010..90035331dc 100644
--- a/importexport/inc/class.definition.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.definition.inc.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class definition implements iface_egw_record {
 	/**
 	 * gets identifier of this record
 	 *
-	 * @return string identifier of this record
+	 * @return int identifier of this record
 	 */
 	public function get_identifier() {
 		return $this->definition['definition_id'];
diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.import_csv.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.import_csv.inc.php
index a5b4345550..08d0378640 100755
--- a/importexport/inc/class.import_csv.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.import_csv.inc.php
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ class import_csv implements iface_import_record { //, Iterator {
 		$record = $this->record;
 		$this->record = array();
 		foreach ($this->mapping as $cvs_idx => $new_idx) {
+			if( $new_idx == '' ) continue;
 			$this->record[$new_idx] = $record[$cvs_idx];
 		}
 		return true;