The Weird and The Wonderful

Quote:

In the .NET Framework version 2.0 and earlier, the Timer component catches and suppresses all exceptions thrown by event handlers for the Elapsed event. This behavior is subject to change in future releases of the .NET Framework.

Sentenryu wrote:

I guess the designers decided that it was better to not let the application die
due to a simple timed event (that would likely execute again)

PIEBALDconsult wrote:

it's not your job.

Keith Barrow wrote:

What are the chances of that!!!!

Keith Barrow wrote:

There may have been a small amount of sarcasm in that statement.

int daysToExpire = Int32.MaxValue; //Ensure never expires.

try {
    DateTime expiryDate = GetExpiryDate();
    daysToExpire = expiryDate - DateTime.Today;
}
catch {
    //Shhhhhhh................ Don't tell anyone that we could not infer the expiry date
}

MessageBox.Show(string.Format("This license will expire in {0} days.", daysToExpire));