From: Chris Pine Date: 2004-03-04T23:33:01+09:00 Subject: Re: rescue inside block -> syntax error Maybe I'm not understanding what you are getting at, but: irb(main):001:0> loop do irb(main):002:1* begin irb(main):003:2* raise 666 irb(main):004:2> rescue irb(main):005:2> puts "rescue" irb(main):006:2> raise irb(main):007:2> end irb(main):008:1> end rescue TypeError: exception class/object expected from (irb):3:in `raise' from (irb):3 from (irb):1:in `loop' from (irb):8 Seems to work fine... if you get the syntax right! As I understand it, "begin...rescue...end" is the construct, just like "class...end" or "def...end". None of these are blocks, though, just different language constructs. Or perhaps you meant something I am missing? Chris