--- a/sqlpython/mysqlpy.py	Thu Mar 12 21:10:55 2009 -0400
+++ b/sqlpython/mysqlpy.py	Thu Mar 12 21:29:51 2009 -0400
@@ -120,8 +120,14 @@
         
     def do_db(self,args,filepath='pass.txt'): 
         '''Exec do_connect to db_alias in args (credentials form the file pass.txt) '''
-        f = open(filepath,'r')
-        connectstr = f.readline().strip() +'@'+args
+        try:
+            f = open(filepath,'r')
+        except IOError:
+            print 'Need a file %s containing username/password' % filepath
+            raise
+        connectstr = f.readline().strip()
+        if args:
+            connectstr += '@'+args
         self.do_connect(connectstr)
         f.close()
 

--- a/sqlpython/sqlpython.py	Thu Mar 12 21:10:55 2009 -0400
+++ b/sqlpython/sqlpython.py	Thu Mar 12 21:29:51 2009 -0400
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     def do_connect(self, arg):
         '''Opens the DB connection'''
         modeval = 0
+        oraserv = None
         for modere, modevalue in self.connection_modes.items():
             if modere.search(arg):
                 arg = modere.sub('', arg)