Re #6421. Catch exception if run start time property is missing.

Use absolute times when displaying the log instead.
mantidproject · Jan 24, 2013 · ec3573b · ec3573b
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commit ec3573b
Showing 1 changed file with 9 additions and 4 deletions.
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidUI.cpp b/Code/Mantid/MantidPlot/src/Mantid/MantidUI.cpp
@@ -2421,9 +2421,17 @@ void MantidUI::importNumSeriesLog(const QString &wsName, const QString &logname,
 
   //Get the starting time of the log.
   Mantid::Kernel::DateAndTime startTime;
+  //Toggle to switch between using the real date or the change in seconds.
+  bool useAbsoluteDate = false;
+
   if (!time_value_map.empty())
   {
-    startTime = ws->run().startTime();
+    try {
+      startTime = ws->run().startTime();
+    } catch (std::runtime_error&) {
+      // This means the start time is missing, use absolute times instead
+      useAbsoluteDate = true;
+    }
   }
 
   //Make a unique title, and put in the start time of the log
@@ -2434,9 +2442,6 @@ void MantidUI::importNumSeriesLog(const QString &wsName, const QString &logname,
   t->setReadOnlyColumn(0, true);
   t->setReadOnlyColumn(1, true);
 
-  //Toggle to switch between using the real date or the change in seconds.
-  bool useAbsoluteDate = false;
-
   if (useAbsoluteDate)
   {
     // --------- Date