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=== Usage ===

{{see also|Exception handling syntax#Microsoft-specific}}

Microsoft supports SEH as a programming technique at the compiler level only. MS Visual C++ compiler features three non-standard keywords: <code>__try</code>, <code>__except</code> and <code>__finally</code> — for this purpose. Other exception handling aspects are backed by a number of [[Win32 API]] functions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680659%28VS.85%29.aspx |title=Structured Exception Handling Functions |date=2009-11-12 |work=MSDN Library |author=Microsoft Corp. |accessdate=2009-11-17 }}</ref> for example, <code>RaiseException</code> to raise SEH exceptions manually.