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Error Handling in Function vb.net

Hi All ... learning VB.NET as a hobby ...

How can I properly implement an error handling routine in the following function and return true for the process being started and false for an error ...

   ' pass in a fully qualified filename
    Public Function fnShellOpenVB(fn As String)
        Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
        Dim s As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(fn)
        s.UseShellExecute = True
        p.StartInfo = s
        p.Start()
    End Function

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Shaun Vermaak

   ' pass in a fully qualified filename
    Public Function fnShellOpenVB(fn As String) As Boolean
        Try
            Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
            Dim s As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(fn)
            s.UseShellExecute = True
            p.StartInfo = s
            p.Start()
            Return true
        Catch
            Return false
        End Try
    End Function

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dwe0608

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Hi Shaun,

Thanks for the fast response. So the user has some feedback on the error, would the following work?

    Public Function fnShellOpenVB(fn As String) As Boolean
        Try
            Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
            Dim s As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(fn)
            s.UseShellExecute = True

            p.StartInfo = s
            p.Start()
            fnShellOpenVB = True
        Catch e As Exception
            MsgBox(e.Message + " (" + e.ToString() + ")")
            fnShellOpenVB = False
        End Try

    End Function

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dwe0608

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Thanks Shaun ... Great Answer ...