Re: JDBC try/catch Pitfall ***MUST READ***

[Curt Smith]

try {
...
return;
} catch () {}
finally {
  // must always come here per the Java VM spec
  // else it's a bug
  // Not calling the instance obj ref methods is a serious bug IMHO
}

To me this looks like a bug not an odd side effect.

What's your operating environment?  Linux?

curt