How to get around this.

[wossname]

I get compiler error: Use of unassigned local variable 'MySW'

The line in the Finally block causes this. It is clearly being assigned to in the Try {} block. What gives?

//C#
void SeriousErrorMessage(string msg, string category)
		{
			StreamWriter MySW;
			try
			{
				//write the error message to a local file on the HDD
				MySW = new StreamWriter(itsLocalLogPath + "_" + category + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + "_" + DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString() + EXTN_LOG_FILE, false);
				MySW.Write(msg);
			}
			finally
			{
				MySW.Close(); //close the new file
			}
		}

[Pirate]

Declare MySW outside the void with private modifier .

[dynamic_sysop]

you can also declare the StreamWriter with a null , like this ...

[Color=Blue]void[/color] SeriousErrorMessage([Color=Blue]string[/color] msg, [Color=Blue]string[/color] category)
        {
             StreamWriter MySW=[Color=Blue]null[/color]; [Color=Green]//[/color] [Color=Green]initialize[/color] [Color=Green]it[/color] [Color=Green]with[/color] [Color=Green]a[/color] [Color=Green]null[/color] [Color=Green].[/color] [Color=Green]
[/color]           [Color=Blue]try
[/color]           {
                [Color=Green]//write[/color] [Color=Green]the[/color] [Color=Green]error[/color] [Color=Green]message[/color] [Color=Green]to[/color] [Color=Green]a[/color] [Color=Green]local[/color] [Color=Green]file[/color] [Color=Green]on[/color] [Color=Green]the[/color] [Color=Green]HDD
[/color]                 MySW = [Color=Blue]new[/color] StreamWriter(@"C:\some path.txt",[Color=Blue]false[/color]);
                 MySW.Write(msg);
            }
            [Color=Blue]catch[/color] (Exception ex)
            {
                 MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
            [Color=Blue]finally
[/color]           {
                 MySW.Close(); [Color=Green]//close[/color] [Color=Green]the[/color] [Color=Green]new[/color] [Color=Green]file
[/color]           }
        }

[wossname]

Thanks, I'll use Sysop's.