Display an error when an auxiliary layer cannot be created

qgis · Jun 7, 2021 · eb7d465 · eb7d465
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commit eb7d465
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diff --git a/src/gui/qgsnewauxiliarylayerdialog.cpp b/src/gui/qgsnewauxiliarylayerdialog.cpp
@@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ void QgsNewAuxiliaryLayerDialog::accept()
 
   if ( idx >= 0 )
   {
+    QString errorMsg;
     const QgsField field = mLayer->fields().field( idx );
-    QgsAuxiliaryLayer *alayer = QgsProject::instance()->auxiliaryStorage()->createAuxiliaryLayer( field, mLayer );
+    QgsAuxiliaryLayer *alayer = QgsProject::instance()->auxiliaryStorage()->createAuxiliaryLayer( field, mLayer, &errorMsg );
 
     if ( alayer )
     {
       mLayer->setAuxiliaryLayer( alayer );
     }
+    else
+    {
+      QMessageBox::critical( this, tr( "New Auxiliary Layer" ), errorMsg );
+    }
   }
 
   QDialog::accept();