>>I am fairly new to TRY/CATCH, since I just started using VFP 9 fairly recently, for some clients.
>>
>>Now, my question is, why can't I do a RETURN from within the CATCH clause? I already found a workaround, just set a variable and then conditionally exit. But I was wondering about the reason - just hoping to get a more profound understanding of the relevant aspects. So, why would VFP not allow the RETURN directly from the CATCH clause?
>>
>>(Now that I am asking this, I am starting to think it might be related with the need to inconditionally execute the FINALLY clause - which I don't happen to have in this particular case. Can somebody confirm this?)
>
>Here is the exam question
>
>

>public void methodname()
>{
>  try
>  {
>    Console.Writeline("A");
>    int val = int.Parse("8A");
>    Console.Writeline("B");
>  }
>  catch(Exception ex)
>  {
>    Console.Writeline("C");
>    return;
>  }
>  finally
>  {
>    Console.Writeline("D");
>  }
>  Console.Writeline("E");
>}
>

>
>Possible results
>
>a) ABCDE
>b) ACD
>c) A0BDE
>
>(It was written by chrissie1 in LessThanDot forum).

The only result your going to get there is :

'System.Console' does not contain a definition for 'Writeline'

(g)