error handling in unoconv

Question

I have a script that automatically converts excel file from xls to csv using unoconv. From time to time I'm getting this error.

line 174: 21023 Segmentation fault  unoconv -f csv "$FILES"

I want to be able to handle any error that occurs upon conversion. I've tried adding this to the script.

unoconv -f csv "$FILES"
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "error encountered when converting from xls to csv"
else
    echo "Successfully converted to csv"
fi

My problem is that. Even if I encounter that error. The error message is not being reflected. Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

try to grep "Segmentation fault" string, probably the posix status is not affected by the abort — m47730, May 02 '18 at 13:32
may I ask how do i grep the Segmentation fault? grep it from where? — user2058738, May 03 '18 at 06:13

m47730 · Answer 1 · 2018-05-03T17:54:02.537

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try something like:

unoconv -f csv "$FILES" 2>&1 | grep -i "Segmentation fault" &>/dev/null \
&& echo "error encountered when converting from xls to csv" \
|| echo "Successfully converted to csv"

edited May 03 '18 at 17:54

answered May 03 '18 at 10:28

m47730

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hmm. i was thinking of doing this approach `convert_status=`unoconv -f csv "$FILES"`` then if `[ $conver_status != ""] then echo "error_encountered"` .. what do you think? – user2058738 May 04 '18 at 06:31
@user2058738 i don't see difference between your codes: they do the same, so i'm expecting the same result – m47730 May 04 '18 at 07:52

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