Re: Exception handling from a dll
paulodonohoe@yahoo.com schrieb:
I am calling into a dll from a simple driver. the dll has a number of
exported function (extern "C")
I have enabled the compiler switch /EHs to assume that extern C
functions can throw an exception. If I raise an exception in the dll
the exception is never caught by the drivers catch handler
So from the driver :
try
{
// call into the dll
LibraryFunctionCall();
}
catch(...)
{
...
}
the LibraryFunctionCall simply generates a throw 1 but it never gets
caught by the driver, instead generates a
"First-chance exception at 0x7c812a5b in clientDriver.exe: Microsoft C+
+ exception: int at memory location 0x0012feb0.."
So everything is working fine so far. It is a "First-chance" exception. That
means, the code threw the exception, and the debugger gave you the chance to
inspect what happened. When you want to see the exception handling, you need to
step forward. The debugger then asks you if you want to pass the exception to
the application, and only after that the catch block can be hit.
First-chance means that the debugger got the first chance to handle the
exception. The application's catch handler then gets the second chance.
If you do not want the debugger to stop at the first chance, you can disable C++
exceptions under the "Debug->Exception" menu.
Norbert
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