From 32c33700d14c8337f528587e20c9a6ad1b187ec5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yannik Schmidt <yannik.schmidt@thermoscan.de>
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 14:00:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add error message for bad output fext

---
 src/main/python/main.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main/python/main.py b/src/main/python/main.py
index 683864b..bd506e3 100755
--- a/src/main/python/main.py
+++ b/src/main/python/main.py
@@ -198,11 +198,16 @@ class WidgetGallery(QDialog):
         endDateTime   = dt.datetime.combine(self.endDateEdit.date().toPyDate(), zeroTime)
         endDateTime += endTimeOffset
 
-        self.truePath = plot.plot(self.datapoints, path=target,
+        try:
+            self.truePath = plot.plot(self.datapoints, path=target,
                             date1=startDateTime,
                             date2=endDateTime,
                             forcePath=forcePath,
                             qtTextBrowser=self.infoTextBox)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            self.infoTextBox.append("ERROR: " + str(e))
+            self.buttonGo.setText(self.localization.button_go)
+            return
 
         self.buttonGo.setText(self.localization.button_go)
         self.buttonGo.setDisabled(False)