Catch file read exception and retry

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using System;
using System.IO;

class Retry {
static void Main() {
StreamReader sr;

int attempts = 0;
int maxAttempts = 3;

GetFile:
Console.Write(”
[Attempt #{0}] Specify file ” + “to open/read: “, attempts + 1);
string fileName = Console.ReadLine();

try {
sr = new StreamReader(fileName);
string s;
while (null != (s = sr.ReadLine())) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
sr.Close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
if (++attempts < maxAttempts) { Console.Write("Do you want to select another file: "); string response = Console.ReadLine(); response = response.ToUpper(); if (response == "Y") goto GetFile; } else { Console.Write("You have exceeded the maximum retry limit ({0})", maxAttempts); } } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e.Message); } } } [/csharp]

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