class ExceptionsOutsideQuery
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // DO THIS with a datasource that might
        // throw an exception. It is easier to deal with
        // outside of the query expression.
        IEnumerable<int> dataSource;
        try
        {
            dataSource = GetData();
        }
        catch (InvalidOperationException)
        {
            // Handle (or don't handle) the exception 
            // in the way that is appropriate for your application.
            Console.WriteLine("Invalid operation");
            goto Exit;
        }

        // If we get here, it is safe to proceed.
        var query = from i in dataSource
                    select i * i;

        foreach (var i in query)
            Console.WriteLine(i.ToString());

        //Keep the console window open in debug mode
        Exit:
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");
        Console.ReadKey();
    }

    // A data source that is very likely to throw an exception!
    static IEnumerable<int> GetData()
    {
        throw new InvalidOperationException();
    }
}

class QueryThatThrows
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Data source.
        string[] files = { "fileA.txt", "fileB.txt", "fileC.txt" };

        // Demonstration query that throws.
        var exceptionDemoQuery =
            from file in files
            let n = SomeMethodThatMightThrow(file)
            select n;

        // Runtime exceptions are thrown when query is executed.
        // Therefore they must be handled in the foreach loop.
        try
        {
            foreach (var item in exceptionDemoQuery)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Processing {0}", item);
            }
        }

        // Catch whatever exception you expect to raise
        // and/or do any necessary claanup in a finally block
        catch (InvalidOperationException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
        }

        //Keep the console window open in debug mode
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit");
        Console.ReadKey();
    }

    // Not very useful as a general purpose method.
    static string SomeMethodThatMightThrow(string s)
    {
        if (s[4] == 'C')
            throw new InvalidOperationException();
        return @"C:\newFolder\" + s;
    }
}
/* Output:
    Processing C:\newFolder\fileA.txt
    Processing C:\newFolder\fileB.txt
    Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
 */