Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/setupScratchDb.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/setupScratchDb.py	(revision 35178)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/setupScratchDb.py	(revision 38837)
@@ -88,5 +88,10 @@
         self.logger.infoPair("Installing", "initialization tables")
         tablepath = self.config.configDir + "tables.IN.vot"
-        tables = stilts.treads(tablepath)
+        try:
+            tables = stilts.treads(tablepath)
+        except Exception, e:
+            print "--- problem reading tables.IN.vot"
+            print "--- " + str(e)
+            os._exit(3)
 
         for table in tables:
@@ -94,5 +99,6 @@
             self.logger.infoPair("Creating IN table: ", table.name)
             self.logger.debug("Creating IN table: " + table.name)
-            table.write(self.scratchDb.url + '#' + table.name)
+            try: table.write(self.scratchDb.url + '#' + table.name)
+            except Exception, e: print "--- " + str(e)
 
         # create basic DVO tables