The parseError
object
contains the most recent errors encountered by the parser. For example,
consider loading a document that does not exist:
>>> msxml.load("NotReally.xml") 0
The return result of 0
is
enough to indicate that something has gone wrong. At this point, you can
retrieve the parseError
object to
inspect for damage:
>>> pe = msxml.parseError
The parseError
interface is
detailed at the end of this appendix’s reference section. The object
essentially encapsulates seven attributes of an XML parsing error and
makes them available via the ParseError
object:
>>> print pe.errorCode -2146697211 >>> print pe.reason The system cannot locate the resource specified.
The error conditions hint that it may be wise to also check the URL that the parser was using to load the document:
>>> print pe.url NotReally.xml
As you can see, the problem is that the parser is after a file
that does not exist. In addition to a reason
and an errorCode
, the parser also contains
information concerning location within the file of a parsing error
(filepos
, line
, and linepos
).