[issue12382] [msilib] Obscure exception message when trying to open a non-existent MSI database

2011-06-25 Thread Robin Jarry
Robin Jarry added the comment: This sounds OK as long as the error message is explicit :) -- ___ Python tracker <http://bugs.python.org/issue12382> ___ ___ Pytho

[issue12382] [msilib] Obscure exception message when trying to open a non-existent MSI database

2011-06-21 Thread Robin Jarry
Robin Jarry added the comment: changed the headline of the defect for something more meaningful :) -- title: [msilib] Ambiguous exception message when trying to open a non existing MSI database -> [msilib] Obscure exception message when trying to open a non-existent MSI datab

[issue12382] [msilib] Ambiguous exception message when trying to open a non existing MSI database

2011-06-21 Thread Robin Jarry
New submission from Robin Jarry : When trying to open a non existing MSI database, an obscure "unknown error 6e" is raised. Could it be possible to get a more explicit message such as "File not found" or whatever ? Thanks :) Here is a example: