>Hi Paul,
>
>>Also, I'd suggest putting the Close() in a Finally section of a Try/Catch.
>
>Why do I get a "Use of unassigned local variable "stream" in the finally section.
>
>

>FileStream stream;
>XmlSerializer xml;
>try
>{
>    stream = File.Create(saveName);
>    xml = new XmlSerializer(spotStarter.GetType());
>    xml.Serialize(stream, spotStarter);
>
>    Debug.WriteLine("Saved", "Queue Item: " + saveName);
>    llSuccess = true;
>}
>catch (Exception ex)
>{
>    Debug.WriteLine("Saving to Queue", "Error: " + ex.Message);
>    LogException(ex);
>}
>finally
>{
>    stream.Close();
>}
>

Adding a stream = null in the finally does not cause the error. Does setting it to null force a close()?
Thanks
Tim