Hi,

on TRY... ENDTRY exist the EXIT clause; it cut the block code and skip to the next block.

But EXIT is also the command in order to describe the escape from a cycle.

Then,
- i can exit by the TRY block force a catch with THROW clause, also within a loop cycle;
- but i can exit by the TRY block with a EXIT clause only if this clause is not within a loop cycle ( EXIT go out of the loop, no out of the block ).

CLEAR
TRY
 DO WHILE .T.
  EXIT       && i want go to the finally
 ENDDO
 ? 'try'
 THROW
CATCH
 ? 'catched'
FINALLY
 ? 'FINALLY'
ENDTRY

I can found a simple, but annoying, workaround:
a variable

LOCAL exitTry

and many

...
IF m.exitTry
 EXIT
ENDIF
...

Cut multilevel block, It is a not good programming techinique,
but VFP have a universal cut multilevel procedure blocks and loops block command:

RETURN TO ProcedureName

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For me EXIT name is a bad choice.
Best has EXITBLOCK, or other specific name.

Problem:
it has been chosen with a scope or because it is the first thought simple name?

Fabio