Exception with current version of dmd(2.066.1) and VisualD (v0.3.40)

[Rainer Schuetze via Digitalmars-d-ide]

On 04.02.2015 20:21, Vincent R wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been an enthusiatic supported of the D language a few years ago
> and I was curious to see the progress thta have been made and especially
> on the Windows platform and its integration with Visual Studio.
> So I have installed the current stable version of dmd and Visual D on my
> Windows 8.1(x64) OS and I have created a new Windows application project.
> When I start it through the debugger (in debug configuration) I get the
> following exception :
>
> First-chance exception at 0x75A22F71 (KernelBase.dll) in
> WindowsApp1.exe: 0xE0440001 (parameters: 0x0041DB50).
>
> What am I doing wrong ?

0xE0440001 is the code of D exceptions when being captured by as a Win32 
exceptions.

The WindowsApp example actually shows throwing and capturing an 
exception, so there is nothing wrong. This has been copied from the dmd 
distribution some years ago, it should be updated to a newer version.