http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2009/06/17/traps-vs-try-catch.aspxSomeone as asking about Traps vs Try/Catch and Jason Shirk (PowerShell developer) gave a nice concise and precise answer that I thought I would share with you: Trap: Designed for admins V1 and V2 Introduces a new scope Is &#8220;global&#8221;, meaningen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2009/06/17/traps-vs-try-catch.aspx#10346716Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:05:45 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10346716kb0<p>Which construct handles errors first? &nbsp;If I throw in a try block, does the catch get the first shot at handling the exception (what I would expect), or does the trap immediately nab it (what I think I&#39;m seeing)?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10346716" width="1" height="1">