diff scripts/timeline_view.py @ 284:f32e58635091

Scripts: test if folder name (default or provided via command line) exists

--- a/scripts/timeline_view.py	Mon Aug 10 18:45:45 2015 +0200
+++ b/scripts/timeline_view.py	Tue Aug 11 10:15:17 2015 +0200
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
     print "Using default path: " + folder_name
 elif len(sys.argv) == 2:
     folder_name = sys.argv[1]   # First command line argument is folder
+    
+# check if folder_name exists
+if not os.path.exists(folder_name):
+    #the file is not there
+    print "Folder '"+folder_name+"' does not exist."
+    sys.exit() # terminate script execution
+elif not os.access(os.path.dirname(folder_name), os.W_OK):
+    #the file does exist but write privileges are not given
+    print "No write privileges in folder '"+folder_name+"'."
+
 
 # CONFIGURATION