From d53e8b8dc1371bbb1266cfa00aba940e2cd3fb32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lumin <baolong1027@icloud.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 03:28:15 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix: improve error handling in DocConverter

Enhance the exception handling in the DocConverter class
to provide more informative error messages. Instead of
returning None on failure, the code now returns a
DocumentConverterResult object that includes the error
message, making it easier to diagnose issues when
processing DOC files.
---
 src/markitdown/_markitdown.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py b/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
index 8fafdd1..0470dae 100644
--- a/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
+++ b/src/markitdown/_markitdown.py
@@ -749,8 +749,11 @@ def convert(self, local_path, **kwargs) -> Union[None, DocumentConverterResult]:
             result = self._convert(output_content)
             return result
 
-        except Exception as _:
-            return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            return DocumentConverterResult(
+                title=None,
+                text_content=f"[ERROR] Failed to process DOC file {local_path}: {str(e)}",
+            )
 
 
 class XlsxConverter(HtmlConverter):