"Pascal Schmitt" <newsgroup@cebra.nu> wrote in message
news:enlwr%23AtFHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Daniel wrote:
> > if System.IO.StreamWriter write throws an exception, is there anyway to
> > close the System.IO.StreamWriter object? it seems to stay open when this
> > happens then future attempts to write to that same path fail because it
says
> > its in use by another process.
>
> The finally-block has been invented for this (untested):
>
> StreamWriter w;
> try {
> w = new StreamWriter(null);
> // 1. an exception is thrown
> }
> catch {
> Debug.WriteLine("!");
> // 2. you handle it
> }
> finally {
> /* 3. you clean up behind you, no matter if the exception was thrown
> or not! */
> if( w != null ){
> w.Close();
> w = null;
> }
> }
>
>
> --
> Pascal Schmitt

Daniel wrote:
> if System.IO.StreamWriter write throws an exception, is there anyway to
> close the System.IO.StreamWriter object? it seems to stay open when this
> happens then future attempts to write to that same path fail because it says
> its in use by another process.