[RESOLVED] [2005] Error Handling Is Creating Errors I Didn't Have Before

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I'm adding error handling to code that I know works and am encountering a rather odd error in doing so (at least it is odd to me.) Note the following code

'code above this that works fine
    Dim da As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter(sSQL, myConnection)
    da.Fill(ds)
    Dim rowcount As Integer = ds.Tables.Item(0).Rows.Count
    'now, for the display, we need to use the datareader
    Dim command As New SqlCommand(sSQL, myConnection)
    Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
'code below this that also works fine.

Now, I throw in some error handling

'code above this that works fine
       Try
            Dim da As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter(sSQL, myConnection)
            da.Fill(ds)
            Dim rowcount As Integer = ds.Tables.Item(0).Rows.Count
            'now, for the display, we need to use the datareader
            Dim command As New SqlCommand(sSQL, myConnection)
            Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message & " " & ex.Source)
        End Try
'code below this that also works fine

Now, with the error handing, I'm getting two errors I never had before:

1. Name 'rowcount' is not declared
2. Name 'reader' is not declared

Huh? I can't declare something after a Try?