diff --git a/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.h b/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.h
index e9402da8e2bfd6798cfbe727be281b6d31654cfd..a61a1de1ed00b0b9864bbdf282da33220c63b6e9 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.h
+++ b/AMDiS/src/ProblemScal.h
@@ -177,18 +177,24 @@ namespace AMDiS {
     /** \brief
      * Returns number of managed problems
      */
-    virtual int getNumProblems() { return 1; };
+    virtual int getNumProblems() { 
+      return 1; 
+    };
 
     /** \brief
      * Implementation of ProblemStatBase::getNumComponents()
      */
-    virtual int getNumComponents() { return 1; }; 
+    virtual int getNumComponents() { 
+      return 1; 
+    }; 
 
     /** \brief
      * Returns the problem with the given number. If only one problem
      * is managed by this master problem, the number hasn't to be given.
      */
-    virtual ProblemStatBase *getProblem(int number = 0) { return this; };
+    virtual ProblemStatBase *getProblem(int number = 0) { 
+      return this; 
+    };
 
     /** \brief
      * Writes output files.
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.cc b/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.cc
index 0b9799b3dd680a50693d3fa3aa29e674b30fb86b..f0a4a65831afd483ee3b61c6322bca11a0246615 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.cc
+++ b/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.cc
@@ -414,4 +414,18 @@ namespace AMDiS {
   }
 
 
+  void VtkWriter::writeFile(DOFVector<double> *values,
+			    const char *filename)
+  {
+    DataCollector *dc = NEW DataCollector(values->getFESpace(), values);
+    std::vector<DataCollector*> dcList(0);
+    dcList.push_back(dc);
+
+    VtkWriter *writer = NEW VtkWriter(&dcList);
+    writer->writeFile(filename);
+
+    DELETE writer;
+    DELETE dc;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.h b/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.h
index e974b61e80747cdf7acae6ffc7e49c1b0356f011..3443d993ed45006890031e775953adcd4e107185 100644
--- a/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.h
+++ b/AMDiS/src/VtkWriter.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ namespace AMDiS {
      */
     int writeFile(const char *name);
 
+    /** \brief
+     * May be used to simply write ParaView files.
+     */
+    static void writeFile(DOFVector<double> *values,
+			  const char *filename);
 
     /** \brief
      * Adds a new entry to a ParaView animation file.