--- trunk2/lib/WebPAC.pm	2004/09/13 14:39:16	434
+++ trunk2/lib/WebPAC.pm	2004/09/13 14:55:13	436
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@
 	$log->logcroak("need filename") if (! $arg->{'filename'});
 	my $code_page = $arg->{'code_page'} || '852';
 
+	$log->logdie("can't find database ",$arg->{'filename'}) unless (glob($arg->{'filename'}.'.*'));
+
 	# store data in object
 	$self->{'isis_filename'} = $arg->{'filename'};
 	$self->{'isis_code_page'} = $code_page;