WriteFile causes exception in VB.net but not VC++

[theoracle39]

If I detect a USB device, unplug it, and then try to write to the device WriteFile causes an exception in VB.net.  If I run the same code in VC++ it returns WriteFile as false as it should.  Why does the function work differently in one language than the other?  How do I get WriteFile to return as false in VB.net if a USB device is suddently unplugged?

[Jan Axelson]

The exception is giving you useful information - you can no longer communicate with the device because it's no longer attached or other communication problems. If you don't need the information, catch and otherwise ignore the exception.

Jan

[theoracle39]

If I ignore the exception then the program crashes with the message ObjectDisposedException was unhandled by user code.  I think this exception either needs to be prevented from happening or I need to be able to deal with it once it happens.  Any suggestions?

[Jan Axelson]

By ignore I meant catch the exception but take no action in the exception handler.

Jan