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branchobj.getlasterror

branchobj.getlasterror


Purpose
Returns the last error encountered during a call to the given branch object.
Synopsis
(id,msg) = branchobj.getlasterror ()
Arguments
id 
Error code.
msg 
A string with the last error message relating to the branching object will be returned.
Example
The following shows how this function might be used in error checking:
obranch = xpress.branchobj ()

try:
    obranch.setpreferredbranch (3)
except:
    (i,m) = obranch.getlasterror ()
    print ("ERROR when setting preferred branch:", m)