From: Greg Brondo <greg@...>
Date: 2004-04-13T00:44:13+09:00
Subject: Re: error catching question:

Martin Hart wrote:
> On Monday 12 Apr 2004 4:24 pm, Greg Brondo wrote:
> 
>>I have some code that checks a pop3 email box for me.  It is wrapped in a
>>begin/rescue clause.  However, somehow it seems to have escaped the rescue
>>clause:
>>
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>Any ideas why the begin/rescue didn't catch it?
>>
>>Thanks,.
>>Greg B.
> 
> 
> rescue by itself only catches StandardError and derivatives I think..
> 
> try
> 
> begin
> 	#your code
> rescue Exception => e
> 	#your code
> end
> 

Thanks!

Greg B.